SQL injection in EMC Avamar - CVE-2016-0909
Published: October 20, 2016 / Updated: October 24, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1036
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0909
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dell
Affected software:
EMC Avamar
EMC Avamar
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness is due to inproper validation of user input. By execution of PostgreSQL injection that allows them to gain elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.
The weakness is due to inproper validation of user input. By execution of PostgreSQL injection that allows them to gain elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-0909
Update to version 7.4 or later.