What is CVE-2016-2985?

CVE-2016-2985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm General_parallel_file_system, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-2985?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm General_parallel_file_system

CVE-2016-2985

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.8 and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.4 and General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.32 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.8 allow local users to gain privileges via crafted environment variables to a /usr/lpp/…

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm General_parallel_file_system — versions 3.5.0.0, 3.5.0.1, 3.5.0.2
Ibm Spectrum_scale — versions 4.1.1.0, 4.1.1.1, 4.1.1.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2985?: CVE-2016-2985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm General_parallel_file_system, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-2985?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.