CVE-2016-2016

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2016
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-14 15:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionBase-VxFS-50 B.05.00.01 through B.05.00.02, Base-VxFS-501 B.05.01.0 through B.05.01.03, and Base-VxFS-51 B.05.10.00 through B.05.10.02 on HPE HP-UX 11iv3 with VxFS 5.0, VxFS 5.0.1, and VxFS 5.1SP1 mishandles ACL inheritance for default:class: entries, default:other: entries, and default:user: entries, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the configuration of a parent directory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Hp Base-vxfs-50 b.05.00.01 All All All
Application Hp Base-vxfs-50 b.05.00.02 All All All
Application Hp Base-vxfs-501 b.05.01.0 All All All
Application Hp Base-vxfs-501 b.05.01.01 All All All
Application Hp Base-vxfs-501 b.05.01.03 All All All
Application Hp Base-vxfs-51 b.05.10.00 All All All
Application Hp Base-vxfs-51 b.05.10.02 All All All
Operating System Hp Hp-ux 11.11i v3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
HP-UX VxFS Flaw Lets Users View Certain Files on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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