CVE-2016-5847 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting a hard link attack to modify permissions of files extracted by the SAPCAR utility.
- 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-2016-5847?
CVE-2016-5847 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SAP SAPCAR allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a hard link attack on files extracted from an archive, possibly related to SAP Security Note 2327384.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5847?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Sapcar Archive Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5847?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5847 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5847 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-5847 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gxr-2xmf-3h63.