01 Record
CVE-2016-8020
Improper control of generation of code vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: intel
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Improper control of generation of code vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted
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
- 11.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2017-03-14 22:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 02:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- intel
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b6a83a64667e868e3143cb74dc3a4d6bf3f4c7b7060efe2d9e1c864678e20438
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com94823http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823
- www.securitytracker.com1037433http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433
- kc.mcafee.comhttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10181
- www.exploit-db.com40911https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/