CVE-2017-12189 (GCVE-0-2017-12189)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-10 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handling which could result in local privilege escalation. This issue is a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8656.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102407 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform |
Affected:
7.0.7.GA
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-10-09 00:00
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