It was found that the “variant” parameter in the TFTP API of Foreman was passed to the eval() function. An attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Foreman user.
Find out more about CVE-2016-3728 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.2 (foreman) | RHBA-2016:1501 | 2016-07-27 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.1 - Optional (foreman) | RHBA-2016:1501 | 2016-07-27 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.1 (foreman) | RHBA-2016:1501 | 2016-07-27 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.2 (foreman) | RHBA-2016:1501 | 2016-07-27 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | foreman | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 | foreman | Will not fix |
| OpenStack 6 Installer for RHEL 7 | foreman | Will not fix |
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