7.0
HIGH
CVE-2016-4444
Apache Setroubleshoot Executable Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

The allow_execmod plugin for setroubleshoot before 3.2.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by triggering an execmod SELinux denial with a crafted binary filename, related to the commands.getstatusoutput function.

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2017, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4444 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 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node
1 Setroubleshoot_project setroubleshoot
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4444.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91476 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332644 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/5cd60033ea7f5bdf8c19c27b23ea2d773d9b09f5 Patch
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91476 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332644 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/5cd60033ea7f5bdf8c19c27b23ea2d773d9b09f5 Patch
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html Third Party Advisory

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91476
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332644
    Added Reference https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/5cd60033ea7f5bdf8c19c27b23ea2d773d9b09f5
    Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/5cd60033ea7f5bdf8c19c27b23ea2d773d9b09f5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/5cd60033ea7f5bdf8c19c27b23ea2d773d9b09f5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91476 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91476 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html No Types Assigned https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332644 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332644 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:setroubleshoot_project:setroubleshoot:3.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91476 [No Types Assigned]
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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