CVE-2016-8020

CVSS V2 Medium 6 CVSS V3 High 8

Description

Improper control of generation of code vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request parameter.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-8020

Assigner
secure@intel.com

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2017-03-14T22:59:00

Last Modified Date
2017-09-03T01:29:14

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-94	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise::::::linux::*	1	OR		2.0.3

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
6

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
6.8

Impact Score
6.4

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
HIGH

Privileges Required
HIGH

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.3

Impact Score
6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10181	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8020
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8020

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 08:41:01				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 14:40:59	2017-03-14T22:59Z	2017-03-14T22:59:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 14:40:59		2017-09-03T01:29:14	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 14:40:59		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated