CVE-2016-1608 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 11.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
vaconfig/time in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntpServer parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 11.34% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-284 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-08-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| novell | filr |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Micro Focus Filr 2 2.0.0.421/1.2 1.2.0.846 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2016-07-25 |
References
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113
- https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3V-3ArYN85I~
- https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BOTiHcBFfv0~
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/
- https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017789
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113
- https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3V-3ArYN85I~
- https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BOTiHcBFfv0~
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/
- https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017789
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