What is CVE-2016-0920?

CVE-2016-0920 is a high-severity vulnerability in Emc Avamar_server, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-0920?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Emc Avamar_server

CVE-2016-0920

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Emc Avamar_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

security_alert@emc.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
security_alert@emc.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0920?: CVE-2016-0920 is a high-severity vulnerability in Emc Avamar_server, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-0920?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.