CVE-2016-0921 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 use weak permissions for unspecified directories, which allows local users to obtain root access by replacing a script with a Trojan horse program.

Published: 2016-09-21

Score: 6.5 Medium

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-2016-0932	Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 use weak permissions for unspecified directories, which allows local users to obtain root access by replacing a script with a Trojan horse program.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00036.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/31
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93032
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: 2024-08-05T22:38:41.550Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-0921

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-21T02:59:07.820

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

Link: CVE-2016-0921

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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