CVE-2016-0921

MEDIUM

EMC Avamar Server <7.3.0-233 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 use weak permissions for unspecified directories, which allows local users to obtain root access by replacing a script with a Trojan horse program.

References (3)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/31

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036844

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93032

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 10.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Affected Products (2)

emc/avamar_server < 7.3.0

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Sep 21, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026