CVE-2016-3728

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-3728
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-20 14:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionEval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the PXE template type portion of the PATH_INFO to tftp/.

Risk And Classification

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Theforeman Foreman 1.10.3 All All All
Application Theforeman Foreman 1.11.0 All All All
Application Theforeman Foreman 1.11.0 rc1 All All
Application Theforeman Foreman 1.11.0 rc2 All All
Application Theforeman Foreman 1.11.0 rc3 All All
Application Theforeman Foreman 1.11.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug #14931: CVE-2016-3728 - Arbitrary code execution via TFTP file variant parameter - Smart Proxy - Foreman af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.theforeman.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE-2016-3728: remote code execution in Foreman smart proxy TFTP API af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Foreman :: Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 theforeman.org Vendor Advisory
Fixes #14931 - TFTP class instantiating fixed · theforeman/smart-proxy@eef532a · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
CVE-2016-3728 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
1333378 – (CVE-2016-3728) CVE-2016-3728 foreman: Missing input validation in Smart Proxy allows RCE via TFTP file variant parameter MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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