CVE-2016-8657 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root by modifying a world-writable configuration file sourced by the JBoss init script on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-8657?
CVE-2016-8657 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 31 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8657?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8657?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-8657 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8657 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
- CVE-2017-12149 Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2010-1428 Red Hat JBoss Information Disclosure
- CVE-2010-0738 Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2016-3690 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2017-7504 Deserialization in JBoss
All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqxm-5ghp-x5rj.