8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-8202
Brocade Fibre Channel SAN Command Injection Privilege Escalation
Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts accessing the system via command line interface. With affected versions, non-root users can gain root access with a combination of shell commands and parameters.

INFO

Published Date :

May 8, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 22, 2021, 3:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8202 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 Broadcom fabric_operating_system
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-2016-8202.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98332 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038401
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_us Third Party Advisory
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8202 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:8.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.4.1c OR *cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.4.1c
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208.htm [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038401 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208.htm No Types Assigned https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208.htm Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_us No Types Assigned https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_us Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98332 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98332 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:7.4.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:8.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_us [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98332 [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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8202 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.29 }} 0.00%

score

0.64338

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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