CVE-2016-8657
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
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
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.42%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 35
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96896
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8657
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96896
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8657
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