01 Record

CVE-2016-3728

Eval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the PXE

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

Eval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the PXE

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 2.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 86.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2016-05-20 14:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 00:03Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-03-30

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar
CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

0f0993cb40158f61d7c572fe9816958dccf0300ee09b7bda3aecea980552b8df

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

redhatceph_storageNot specified—

redhatopenstack-installerNot specified—

redhatsatelliteNot specified—

redhatsatellite_capsuleNot specified—

theforemanforemanNot specified—

06 References

github.comhttps://github.com/theforeman/smart-proxy/commit/eef532aa668d656b9d61d9c6edf7c2505f3f43c7x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160519 CVE-2016-3728: remote code execution in Foreman smart proxy TFTP APIhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/19/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
projects.theforeman.orghttp://projects.theforeman.org/issues/14931x_refsource_CONFIRM
theforeman.orghttp://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-3728x_refsource_CONFIRM
access.redhat.comRHBA-2016:1501https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT