What is CVE-2016-2002?

CVE-2016-2002 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opentext Vertica, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-2002?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Opentext Vertica

CVE-2016-2002

The validateAdminConfig handler in the Analytics Management Console in HPE Vertica 7.0.x before 7.0.2.12, 7.1.x before 7.1.2-12, and 7.2.x before 7.2.2-1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the mcPort parameter, aka Z…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.029 (86.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opentext Vertica
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2002?: CVE-2016-2002 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opentext Vertica, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-2002?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.