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CVE-2016-8657

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.42%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-07-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-8657
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.42%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). On systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.