CVE-2016-5847

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5847
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-13 01:59:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionSAP SAPCAR allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a hard link attack on files extracted from an archive, possibly related to SAP Security Note 2327384.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.002200000 probability, percentile 0.443950000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sap Sapcar Archive Tool - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SAP SAPCAR - Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
SAP CAR Archive Tool Denial Of Service / Security Bypass ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SAP CAR Multiple Vulnerabilities | Core Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.coresecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: [CORE-2016-0006] - SAP CAR Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SAPCAR Local Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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