CVE-2016-3728
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
Eval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the PXE template type portion of the PATH_INFO to tftp/.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/14931
- http://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-3728
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/19/2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501
- https://github.com/theforeman/smart-proxy/commit/eef532aa668d656b9d61d9c6edf7c2505f3f43c7
- http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/14931
- http://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-3728
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/19/2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501
- https://github.com/theforeman/smart-proxy/commit/eef532aa668d656b9d61d9c6edf7c2505f3f43c7
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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