CVE-2016-1611

CVSS 7.8 - HIGH

Description

Novell Filr 1.2 before Hot Patch 6 and 2.0 before Hot Patch 2 uses world-writable permissions for /etc/profile.d/vainit.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this file's content with arbitrary shell commands.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Version
novell	filr	`All versions`
novell	filr	`All versions`

References

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/

https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=70176...

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/

https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=70176...

Weakness Types

CWE-264

CVE Information

CVE ID:: CVE-2016-1611
Published:: 2016-08-01
Modified:: 2026-05-06
CVSS Score:: 7.8
Severity:: HIGH
Vector:: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors

novell

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CVSS Severity Scale

0.0 - 3.9 LOW

4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM

7.0 - 8.9 HIGH

9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL