VDB-93551 · CVE-2016-7489 · BID 94262

Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition 15.10 Temp File t2a.pl access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition 15.10 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /opt/teradata/gsctools/bin/t2a.pl of the component Temp File Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-7489. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition 15.10 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file /opt/teradata/gsctools/bin/t2a.pl of the component Temp File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10's perl script /opt/teradata/gsctools/bin/t2a.pl creates files in /tmp in an insecure manner, this may lead to elevated code execution.

The bug was discovered 11/18/2016. The weakness was released 11/10/2016 by Larry W. Cashdollar as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7489 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94262†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-93550. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Teradata

Name

Virtual Machine Community Edition

Version

15.10

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/09/2016 🔍
11/10/2016 +62 days 🔍
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11/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/18/2016 +7 days 🔍
06/04/2019 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7489 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7489
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93551
SecurityFocus: 94262 - Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2016 10:23
Updated: 06/04/2019 11:57
Changes: 11/11/2016 10:23 (52), 06/04/2019 11:57 (13)
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