CVE-2016-9795

moderate-risk
Published 2017-01-27

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (14)

Client Automation
Systems Performance For Infrastructure Managers
Virtual Assurance For Infrastructure Managers
Client Automation
Client Automation
Systemedge
Systemedge
Systems Performance For Infrastructure Managers
Universal Job Management Agent
Virtual Assurance For Infrastructure Managers

Affected Vendors

Broadcom Ca

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540062/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95819
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037730
Vendor Advisory https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-cont...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540062/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95819
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037730
Vendor Advisory https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-cont...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate