CVE-2016-3643

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo, as demonstrated by "sudo cat /etc/passwd."

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.00% Top 10%
KEV Since 
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3643?
CVE-2016-3643 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3643?
To fix CVE-2016-3643, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3643 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2016-3643 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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