CVE-2016-0905 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users with admin access can escalate privileges to root via sudo command in EMC Avamar Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0905?
CVE-2016-0905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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 privileges by leveraging admin access and entering a sudo command.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0905?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emc Avamar Server.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0905?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-0905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0905 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-15548 Auth bypass in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0, EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x, EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0
- CVE-2017-4989 Auth bypass in EMC Avamar Server Software 7.3.1-125, 7.3.0-233, 7.3.0-226, 7.2.1-32, 7.2.1-31, 7.2.0-401
- CVE-2017-4990 File upload in EMC Avamar Server Software 7.4.1-58, 7.4.0-242, 7.3.1-125, 7.3.0-233, 7.3.0-226
- CVE-2016-0903 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2013-3274 Missing authorization in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-55m8-j6gw-8pw7.