Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE-2016-2141
It was found that JGroups did not require necessary headers for encrypt and auth protocols from new nodes joining the cluster. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass security restrictions, and use this vulnerability to send and receive messages within the cluster, leading to information disclosure, message spoofing, or further possible attacks.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 5.2, 6.4, 7.0
- Red Hat Jgroups
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1347 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1389 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1345 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1330.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1439.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1331.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91481 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1434 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2141?
- CVE-2016-2141 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2141?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.