Vulnerability in SAP Sapcar Archive Tool
CVE-2016-5847
SAP SAPCAR allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a hard link attack on files extracted from an archive, possibly related to SAP Security Note 2327384.
EPSS: 0.010 (60.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Sap Sapcar_archive_tool
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5847?
- CVE-2016-5847 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Sapcar Archive Tool, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2016-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5847?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5847 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.