CVE-2016-1608

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1608
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrofocus
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-01 02:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionvaconfig/time in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntpServer parameter.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Novell Filr All security_update_2 All All
Application Novell Filr All security_update_1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Micro Focus Filr 2 2.0.0.421/1.2 1.2.0.846 - Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Downloads - Filr 1.2 - Security Update 3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.novell.com
Support | OS command injection in Filr admin (CVE-2016-1608) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Novell Filr Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bugtraq: SEC Consult SA-20160725-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Micro Focus (Novell) Filr af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Downloads - Filr 2.0 - Security Update 2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.novell.com
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