CVE-2016-7488 Privilege escalation in Virtual Machine Community Edition
Local attackers can exploit insecure file permissions to modify system files and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
- 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-2016-7488?
CVE-2016-7488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition, published on 10 Nov 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10 has insecure file permissions on /etc/luminex/pkgmgr. These could allow a local user to modify its contents and execute commands as root.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7488?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Teradata Virtual Machine.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-7488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3h4-fqjq-h928.