5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-5410
Firewalld.py Local Privilege Escalation Root Access Denial of Service
Description

firewalld.py in firewalld before 0.4.3.3 allows local users to bypass authentication and modify firewall configurations via the (1) addPassthrough, (2) removePassthrough, (3) addEntry, (4) removeEntry, or (5) setEntries D-Bus API method.

INFO

Published Date :

April 19, 2017, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5410 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 Firewalld firewalld

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-5410 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5410 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZBJMYLGRVKIPJEI3VZJ4WQZT7FBQ5BKO/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPM3GUQRU2KPRXDEQLAMCDQEAIARJSBT/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZBJMYLGRVKIPJEI3VZJ4WQZT7FBQ5BKO/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DPM3GUQRU2KPRXDEQLAMCDQEAIARJSBT/
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2597.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2597.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-70 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-70 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/16/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/16/3 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92481 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92481 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DPM3GUQRU2KPRXDEQLAMCDQEAIARJSBT/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DPM3GUQRU2KPRXDEQLAMCDQEAIARJSBT/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZBJMYLGRVKIPJEI3VZJ4WQZT7FBQ5BKO/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZBJMYLGRVKIPJEI3VZJ4WQZT7FBQ5BKO/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1360135 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1360135 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.firewalld.org/2016/08/firewalld-0-4-3-3-release No Types Assigned http://www.firewalld.org/2016/08/firewalld-0-4-3-3-release Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:firewalld:firewalld:0.4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
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Availability