CVE-2016-8202

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8202
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerbrocade
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-08 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts accessing the system via command line interface. With affected versions, non-root users can gain root access with a combination of shell commands and parameters.

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 | Privilege escalation.

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
Operating System Broadcom Fabric Operating System 8.0.1 All All All
Operating System Broadcom Fabric Operating System All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Brocade Communications Systems Inc. Fibre Channel SAN Products Running Brocade Fabric OS FOS. affected Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
Brocade Fabric OS Command Line Interface Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Broadcom Inc. | Connecting Everything af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.broadcom.com
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