What is CVE-2016-9867?

CVE-2016-9867 is a high-severity vulnerability in EMC Scaleio, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-9867?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in EMC Scaleio

CVE-2016-9867

An issue was discovered in EMC ScaleIO versions before 2.0.1.1. A low-privileged local attacker may be able to modify the kernel memory in the SCINI driver and may achieve code execution to escalate privileges to root on ScaleIO Data Client (SDC) servers.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Emc Scaleio
N/a Emc Scaleio Versions Before 2.0.1.1 — versions EMC ScaleIO versions before 2.0.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security_alert@emc.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9867?: CVE-2016-9867 is a high-severity vulnerability in EMC Scaleio, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-9867?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.