What is CVE-2016-1611?

CVE-2016-1611 is a high-severity vulnerability in Novell Filr, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-1611?

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

Vulnerability in Novell Filr

CVE-2016-1611

Novell Filr 1.2 before Hot Patch 6 and 2.0 before Hot Patch 2 uses world-writable permissions for /etc/profile.d/vainit.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this file's content with arbitrary shell commands.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.0th 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

Novell Filr
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@opentext.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1611?: CVE-2016-1611 is a high-severity vulnerability in Novell Filr, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-1611?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.