7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-9638
BMC Patrol Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary "listguests64" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named "virsh" using the PATH environment variable. The "listguests64" program will then run "virsh" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 2, 2016, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9638 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 Bmc patrol
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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 HIGH [email protected]
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-2016-9638.

URL Resource
http://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privilege-escalation-on-bmc-patrol Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037385
http://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privilege-escalation-on-bmc-patrol Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037385
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9638 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-2016-9638 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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-9638 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9638 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://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privilege-escalation-on-bmc-patrol
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037385
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jul. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037385 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:bmc:patrol:9.13.10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privilege-escalation-on-bmc-patrol No Types Assigned http://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privilege-escalation-on-bmc-patrol Third Party Advisory, Exploit, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-264
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: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
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.

0.05 }} -0.05%

score

0.13838

percentile