Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-3613 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software |
Vendor | Oracle |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU175
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3613
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists in Oracle Secure Global Desktop. A remote user can gain elevated privileges by exploiting a flaw in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop OpenSSL component.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in user access with elevated privileges on the target system.
The vendor has issued a fix as part of the July 2016 Oracle Critical Patch Update.
Vulnerable software versionsOracle Secure Global Desktop: 4.63 - 5.2
External linkshttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.