CVE-2016-9795

Summary

CVECVE-2016-9795
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-27 22:59:02 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe casrvc program in CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation 12.8, 12.9, and 14.0; CA SystemEDGE 5.8.2 and 5.9; CA Systems Performance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Universal Job Management Agent 11.2; CA Virtual Assurance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Workload Automation AE 11, 11.3, 11.3.5, and 11.3.6 on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via vectors related to insufficient validation.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Broadcom Ca Workload Automation Ae 11.0 All All All
Application Broadcom Ca Workload Automation Ae 11.3 All All All
Application Broadcom Ca Workload Automation Ae 11.3.5 All All All
Application Broadcom Ca Workload Automation Ae 11.3.6 All All All
Application Broadcom Client Automation 12.8 All All All
Application Broadcom Client Automation 12.9 All All All
Application Broadcom Client Automation 14.0 All All All
Application Broadcom Systemedge 5.8.2 All All All
Application Broadcom Systemedge 5.9 All All All
Application Broadcom Systems Performance For Infrastructure Managers 12.8 All All All
Application Broadcom Systems Performance For Infrastructure Managers 12.9 All All All
Application Ca Universal Job Management Agent 11.2 All All All
Application Ca Virtual Assurance For Infrastructure Managers 12.8 All All All
Application Ca Virtual Assurance For Infrastructure Managers 12.9 All All All
Operating System Hp Hp-ux All All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CA Common Services CVE-2016-9795 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CA20170126-01: Security Notice for CA Common Services casrvc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ca.com Vendor Advisory
CA Common Services Input Validation Flaw in 'casrvc' Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 900084 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.52.1
  • 900302 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.57.1
  • 900318 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.60.1
  • 902958 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (4054)
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