What is CVE-2016-7488?

CVE-2016-7488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Teradata Virtual Machine, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7488?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Teradata Virtual Machine

CVE-2016-7488

Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10 has insecure file permissions on /etc/luminex/pkgmgr. These could allow a local user to modify its contents and execute commands as root.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Teradata Virtual_machine — versions 15.10
Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition — versions v15.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

larry0@me.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
larry0@me.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7488?: CVE-2016-7488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Teradata Virtual Machine, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7488?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.