CVE-2016-9795
The casrvc program in CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation 12.8, 12.9, and 14.0; CA SystemEDGE 5.8.2 and 5.9; CA Systems Performance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Universal Job Management Agent 11.2; CA Virtual Assurance…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The casrvc program in CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation 12.8, 12.9, and 14.0; CA SystemEDGE 5.8.2 and 5.9; CA Systems Performance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Universal Job Management Agent 11.2; CA Virtual Assurance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Workload Automation AE 11, 11.3, 11.3.5, and 11.3.6 on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via vectors related to insufficient validation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- broadcom/ca workload automation ae · broadcom/client automation · broadcom/systemedge · broadcom/systems performance for infrastructure managers · ca/universal job management agent · ca/virtual assurance for infrastructure managers
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540062/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95819Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037730Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170126-01--security-notice-for-ca-common-services-casrvc.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540062/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95819Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037730Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170126-01--security-notice-for-ca-common-services-casrvc.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.