GCVE Workshop - 22 September 2026 (14:00-18:00), Luxembourg Before The Vulnopticon Conference - Registration

CVE-2016-8023 (GCVE-0-2016-8023)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-14 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:13
VLAI
Summary
Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass server authentication via a crafted authentication cookie.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=conten… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) Affected: 2.0.3 (and earlier)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2016-12-08 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T02:13:21.792Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "94823",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823"
          },
          {
            "name": "1037433",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_SECTRACK",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10181"
          },
          {
            "name": "40911",
            "tags": [
              "exploit",
              "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)",
          "vendor": "Intel",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "2.0.3 (and earlier)"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2016-12-08T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass server authentication via a crafted authentication cookie."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2017-09-02T09:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "6dda929c-bb53-4a77-a76d-48e79601a1ce",
        "shortName": "intel"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "94823",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823"
        },
        {
          "name": "1037433",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_SECTRACK"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10181"
        },
        {
          "name": "40911",
          "tags": [
            "exploit",
            "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "secure@intel.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2016-8023",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "2.0.3 (and earlier)"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "Intel"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass server authentication via a crafted authentication cookie."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "94823",
              "refsource": "BID",
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823"
            },
            {
              "name": "1037433",
              "refsource": "SECTRACK",
              "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10181",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10181"
            },
            {
              "name": "40911",
              "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB",
              "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "6dda929c-bb53-4a77-a76d-48e79601a1ce",
    "assignerShortName": "intel",
    "cveId": "CVE-2016-8023",
    "datePublished": "2017-03-14T22:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T02:13:21.792Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-8023",
      "date": "2026-09-16",
      "epss": "0.09211",
      "percentile": "0.95072"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*\", \"versionEndIncluding\": \"2.0.3\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"F4CE62F4-8171-49DF-89D2-B64D26F562EA\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass server authentication via a crafted authentication cookie.\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"Vulnerabilidad de elusi\\u00f3n de autenticaci\\u00f3n por datos supuestos inmutables en Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (y versiones anteriores) permite a atacantes remotos no autenticados eludir autenticaci\\u00f3n del servidor trav\\u00e9s de una cookie de autenticaci\\u00f3n manipulada.\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2016-8023",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T02:58:54.930",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV30\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.0\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"baseScore\": 8.1, \"baseSeverity\": \"HIGH\", \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"attackComplexity\": \"HIGH\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 2.2, \"impactScore\": 5.9}], \"cvssMetricV2\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"vectorString\": \"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\", \"baseScore\": 6.8, \"accessVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"accessComplexity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"authentication\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"integrityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\"}, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"exploitabilityScore\": 8.6, \"impactScore\": 6.4, \"acInsufInfo\": false, \"obtainAllPrivilege\": false, \"obtainUserPrivilege\": false, \"obtainOtherPrivilege\": false, \"userInteractionRequired\": false}]}",
      "published": "2017-03-14T22:59:01.057",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823\", \"source\": \"secure@intel.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433\", \"source\": \"secure@intel.com\"}, {\"url\": \"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10181\", \"source\": \"secure@intel.com\", \"tags\": [\"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/\", \"source\": \"secure@intel.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10181\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "secure@intel.com",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CWE-287\"}]}]"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2016-8023\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"secure@intel.com\",\"published\":\"2017-03-14T22:59:01.057\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-05-13T00:24:29.033\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass server authentication via a crafted authentication cookie.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Vulnerabilidad de elusi\u00f3n de autenticaci\u00f3n por datos supuestos inmutables en Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (y versiones anteriores) permite a atacantes remotos no autenticados eludir autenticaci\u00f3n del servidor trav\u00e9s de una cookie de autenticaci\u00f3n manipulada.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV30\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.0\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":8.1,\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.2,\"impactScore\":5.9}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\",\"baseScore\":6.8,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":8.6,\"impactScore\":6.4,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-287\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"2.0.3\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"F4CE62F4-8171-49DF-89D2-B64D26F562EA\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823\",\"source\":\"secure@intel.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433\",\"source\":\"secure@intel.com\"},{\"url\":\"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10181\",\"source\":\"secure@intel.com\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/\",\"source\":\"secure@intel.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10181\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]}}"
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.


Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.