CVE-2016-8017 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Special element injection vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows authenticated remote attackers to read files on the webserver via a crafted user input.

Published: 2017-03-14

Score: 4.1 Medium

EPSS: 14.3% Moderate

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

Intel

VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0.3 (and earlier)`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14314.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10181
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2017-03-14T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:21.787Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8017

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-14T22:59:00.883

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-8017

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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