CVE-2016-2160

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2160
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-08 17:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionRed Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 and OpenShift Origin allow remote authenticated users to execute commands with root privileges by changing the root password in an sti builder image.

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-264 | 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 Redhat Openshift 3.2 All All All
Application Redhat Openshift Origin - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Drop capabilities in s2i build container by default by csrwng · Pull Request #7864 · openshift/origin · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
1316127 – (CVE-2016-2160) CVE-2016-2160 Privilege escalation when changing root password in sti builder image af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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