7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-9167
Novell eDirectory LDAP ACL Privilege Escalation
Description

NDSD in Novell eDirectory before 9.0.2 did not calculate ACLs on LDAP objects across partition boundaries correctly, which could lead to a privilege escalation by modifying user attributes that would otherwise be filtered by an ACL.

INFO

Published Date :

March 23, 2017, 6:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9167 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 Novell edirectory
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-2016-9167.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97315
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9167 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 Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source SUSE OpenText
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference OpenText https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97315 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference SUSE https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97315
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97315 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794 No Types Assigned https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:9.0.1:hotfix2:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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.

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.45739

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
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