CVE-2016-1611

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1611
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-01 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:30:00 UTC
DescriptionNovell Filr 1.2 before Hot Patch 6 and 2.0 before Hot Patch 2 uses world-writable permissions for /etc/profile.d/vainit.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this file's content with arbitrary shell commands.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Micro Focus Filr 2 2.0.0.421/1.2 1.2.0.846 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Bugtraq: SEC Consult SA-20160725-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Micro Focus (Novell) Filr BUGTRAQ seclists.org Third Party Advisory
Support | Local privilege escalation via insecure file permissions (CVE-2016-1611) www.novell.com
Novell Filr Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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