CVE-2016-0920 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 allow local users to obtain root access via a crafted parameter to a command that is available in the sudo configuration.

Published: 2016-09-21

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-0931	Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 allow local users to obtain root access via a crafted parameter to a command that is available in the sudo configuration.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/31
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036844

History

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Subscriptions

Emc Avamar Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2016-09-21T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:38:41.278Z

Reserved: 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0920

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-21T02:59:06.697

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-0920

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-77

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