Vulnerability in EMC Avamar Server
CVE-2016-0921
Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 use weak permissions for unspecified directories, which allows local users to obtain root access by replacing a script with a Trojan horse program.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93032 (vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/31 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036844 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0921?
- CVE-2016-0921 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EMC Avamar Server, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0921?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.