VDB-95203 · CVE-2016-10086 · BID 95366

CA Service Desk Manager 12.9/14.1 RESTful Request access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CA Service Desk Manager 12.9/14.1 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component RESTful Request Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-10086. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in CA Service Desk Manager 12.9/14.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component RESTful Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

RESTful web services in CA Service Desk Manager 12.9 and CA Service Desk Management 14.1 might allow remote authenticated users to read or modify task information by leveraging incorrect permissions applied to a RESTful request.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2017. The weakness was presented 01/10/2017 by Bruno de Barros Bulle as CA20170109-01: Security Notice for CA Service Desk Manager as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with CA. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10086 since 12/30/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95366†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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12/30/2016 🔍
01/10/2017 +11 days 🔍
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01/18/2017 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: CA20170109-01: Security Notice for CA Service Desk Manager
Researcher: Bruno de Barros Bulle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-10086 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95203
SecurityFocus: 95366 - Computer Associates Service Desk Manager CVE-2016-10086 Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10086 - CA - Multiple Products - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037583

Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2017 11:07
Updated: 05/13/2026 18:43
Changes: 01/12/2017 11:07 (63), 07/20/2020 11:31 (7), 10/28/2022 12:48 (3), 05/13/2026 18:43 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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