Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
CVE-2016-6338
ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for Servers and RHEV-M 4.0, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a webadmin session timeout restriction via vectors related to UI selections, which trigger repeating queries.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92666 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3427 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6338?
- CVE-2016-6338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-04-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6338?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.