CVE-2016-6648

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6648
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdell
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-03 07:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionEMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 are affected by sensitive information disclosure vulnerability as a result of incorrect permissions set on a sensitive system file. A malicious administrator with configuration privileges may access this sensitive system file and compromise the affected system.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-275 | Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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 Emc Recoverpoint All All All All
Application Emc Recoverpoint For Virtual Machines All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na EMC RecoverPoint And EMC RecoverPoint For Virtual Machines EMC RecoverPoint Versions Before 4.4.1.1 And EMC RecoverPoint For Virtual Machines Versions Before 5.0 affected EMC RecoverPoint and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
EMC RecoverPoint File Permission and Command Injection Bugs Let Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
EMC RecoverPoint Local Information Disclosure and Command Injection Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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