CVE-2016-0920 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can gain root access by exploiting a command injection vulnerability in the sudo configuration of EMC Avamar Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0920?
CVE-2016-0920 is a high-severity command injection 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 access via a crafted parameter to a command that is available in the sudo configuration.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0920?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emc Avamar Server.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0920?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2016-0920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0920 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-hpgx-jp4h-3qqq.