High severity · published Jul 31, 2018
CVE-2016-8657
It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). On systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JE
Jboss Enterprise Application Platform · Redhat
6.0.0; 6.4.0; 6.0.0; 6.4.0; 6.0.0; 6.4.0; +1 more · source: NVD
Affected product
JE
Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8657
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8657
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96896
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609
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