VDB-95093 · CVE-2016-9885 · BID 95270

Pivotal GemFire for PCF up to 1.6.4/1.7.0 Geode Shell Endpoint 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pivotal GemFire for PCF up to 1.6.4/1.7.0. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Geode Shell Endpoint. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-9885. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pivotal GemFire for PCF up to 1.6.4/1.7.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Geode Shell Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Pivotal GemFire for PCF 1.6.x versions prior to 1.6.5 and 1.7.x versions prior to 1.7.1. The gfsh (Geode Shell) endpoint, used by operators and application developers to connect to their cluster, is unauthenticated and publicly accessible. Because HTTPS communications are terminated at the gorouter, communications from the gorouter to GemFire clusters are unencrypted. An attacker could run any command available on gfsh and could cause denial of service, lost confidentiality of data, escalate privileges, or eavesdrop on other communications between the gorouter and the cluster.

The bug was discovered 01/04/2017. The weakness was presented 01/06/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9885 since 12/06/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.6.5 or 1.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95270†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GemFire for PCF 1.6.5/1.7.1

Timelineinfo

12/06/2016 🔍
01/04/2017 +29 days 🔍
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01/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/20/2025 +3025 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: pivotal.io

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9885 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9885
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95093
SecurityFocus: 95270 - Pivotal GemFire for PCF CVE-2016-9885 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9885 - Pivotal - GemFire for PCF - Command Execution Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2017 12:52
Updated: 04/20/2025 13:09
Changes: 01/07/2017 12:52 (66), 04/20/2025 13:09 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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