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01 Record

CVE-2016-8657

It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group

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
0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 36.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Important. 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
2018-07-31 19:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 02:27Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-10-12
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-264
  • CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
4e319d7bcb5c1bc04c6878db96b1a36a1b4b03b14af7666c339b1eee75a68119

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_application_platformNot specified—

06 References