Vulnerability in Teradata Virtual Machine
CVE-2016-7489
Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10's perl script /opt/teradata/gsctools/bin/t2a.pl creates files in /tmp in an insecure manner, this may lead to elevated code execution.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (90.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Teradata Virtual Machine — versions 15.10
- Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition — versions v15.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94262 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7489?
- CVE-2016-7489 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Teradata Virtual Machine, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-11-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7489?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7489 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.