CVE-2016-6338

Public Exploit

Description

ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for Servers and RHEV-M 4.0, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a webadmin session timeout restriction via vectors related to UI selections, which trigger repeating queries.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92666 vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3427 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369285 issue tracking exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6338?
CVE-2016-6338 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6338?
To fix CVE-2016-6338, 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-2016-6338 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6338 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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