VDB-96636 · CVE-2016-8528 · BID 95910

HPE Helion Eucalyptus up to 4.3.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in HPE Helion Eucalyptus up to 4.3.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-8528. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HPE Helion Eucalyptus up to 4.3.1. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A Remote Escalation of Privilege vulnerability in HPE Helion Eucalyptus version 3.3.0 through 4.3.1 was found.

The bug was discovered 01/31/2017. The weakness was released 01/31/2017 with Hewlett Packard as [security bulletin] HPESBGN03696 rev.1 - HPE Helion Eucalyptus, Remote Escalation of Privilege as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-8528 since 10/07/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 4.3.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95910†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 802776
OpenVAS Name: HP Helion Eucalyptus Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Helion Eucalyptus 4.3.1.1

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10/07/2016 🔍
01/31/2017 +116 days 🔍
01/31/2017 +0 days 🔍
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02/08/2017 +8 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +372 days 🔍
11/12/2022 +1731 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: [security bulletin] HPESBGN03696 rev.1 - HPE Helion Eucalyptus, Remote Escalation of Privilege
Organization: Hewlett Packard
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8528 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8528
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96636
SecurityFocus: 95910 - HP Helion Eucalyptus CVE-2016-8528 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8528 - Eucalyptus - Eucalyptus - Medium
SecurityTracker: 1037757

Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2017 10:38
Updated: 11/12/2022 06:32
Changes: 02/08/2017 10:38 (78), 11/12/2022 06:32 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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