What is CVE-2016-1602?

CVE-2016-1602 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-1602?

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

RCE in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

CVE-2016-1602

A code injection in the supportconfig data collection tool in supportutils in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and 12-SP1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 and 12-SP1 could be used by local attackers to execute code as the user running supportconfig (usually root).

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th 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

Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 12
Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 12
Suse Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 12
N/a Supportconfig — versions supportconfig

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1602?: CVE-2016-1602 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-1602?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.