Deserialization of untrusted data in Virtualization Manager - CVE-2016-3642
Published: August 15, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7868
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3642
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to deserialization of untrusted data in the RMI service. A remote attacker can submit specially crafted serialized Java object via TCP port 1099 and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to deserialization of untrusted data in the RMI service. A remote attacker can submit specially crafted serialized Java object via TCP port 1099 and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Virtualization Manager