Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-8202
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts accessing the system via command line interface. With affected versions, non-root users can gain root access with a combination of shell commands and parameters.
Published
2017-05-08 18:29:00
Updated
2021-06-22 15:20:06
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2016-8202
- cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-8202
0.29%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 65 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-8202
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.0
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.0
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
8.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-8202
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-8202
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https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_us
HPESBST03739 rev.1 - HPE StoreFabric B-series Switches, Remote Elevation of PrivilegeThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038401
Brocade Fabric OS Command Line Interface Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98332
HP StoreFabric B-series Switches CVE-2016-8202 Remote Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208
Broadcom Inc. | Connecting Everything
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