HPE Vertica up to 7.2.2 Analytics Management Console mcPort command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in HPE Vertica up to 7.2.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Analytics Management Console. Such manipulation of the argument mcPort leads to command injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-2002. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE Vertica up to 7.2.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Analytics Management Console. The manipulation of the argument mcPort with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The validateAdminConfig handler in the Analytics Management Console in HPE Vertica 7.0.x before 7.0.2.12, 7.1.x before 7.1.2-12, and 7.2.x before 7.2.2-1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the mcPort parameter, aka ZDI-CAN-3417.

The weakness was shared 04/20/2016 as ZDI-CAN-3417 as not defined advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-2002 since 01/21/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

Upgrading to version 7.2.2-1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Vertica 7.2.2-1

Timelineinfo

01/21/2016 🔍
04/20/2016 +89 days 🔍
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04/21/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/19/2025 +3499 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: ZDI-CAN-3417
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82724

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2016 15:20
Updated: 11/19/2025 15:46
Changes: 04/21/2016 15:20 (57), 10/19/2018 08:12 (5), 11/19/2025 15:46 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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