Data handling in JBoss Application Server - CVE-2016-8656

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12896

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8656

CWE-ID: CWE-19

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to unsafe file handling. A local attacker can gain root privileges.

JBoss Application Server
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
eap7-jboss-ec2-eap (Red Hat package)

Install update from vendor's website.

eap7-jboss-ec2-eap (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 7.0.5-1.GA_redhat_1.ep7.el6, 7.0.5-1.GA_redhat_1.ep7.el7

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400344

• Red Hat update for jboss
• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 update for eap7-jboss-ec2-eap