10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2016-3642
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager RMI Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

The RMI service in SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library.

INFO

Published Date :

June 17, 2016, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3642 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Solarwinds virtualization_manager
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to SolarWinds Virtualization Manager version 6.3.2 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-3642 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3642 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-3642 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
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Born at : Aug. 12, 2021, 1:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 81 different CVEs too.

Compiled dataset of Java deserialization CVEs

java-deserialization deserialization cve security

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
62 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : July 22, 2020, 1:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 308 different CVEs too.

https://github.com/GrrrDog/Java-Deserialization-Cheat-Sheet

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
51 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 2, 2019, 9:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 158 different CVEs too.

The cheat sheet about Java Deserialization vulnerabilities

javadeser java-deserialization pentesting

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
3116 stars 547 fork 547 watcher
Born at : Feb. 23, 2016, 10:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 168 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3642 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3642 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137486/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Java-Deserialization.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/25
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/29
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html">CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137486/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Java-Deserialization.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137486/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Java-Deserialization.html Exploit
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

22.38 }} -1.16%

score

0.95600

percentile