CVE-2016-7071: Critical severity red hat cloudforms management engine vulnerability

Published Sep 10, 2018
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Updated

It was found that the CloudForms before 5.6.2.2, and 5.7.0.7 did not properly apply permissions controls to VM IDs passed by users. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary VMs on systems managed by CloudForms if they know the ID of the VM.

Affected Software

3 affected components
redhat CloudForms Management Engine<5.6.2.2
redhat CloudForms Management Engine>=5.7.0.0<5.7.0.7
redhat Cloudforms=4.1

Event History

Sep 10, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2016-7071?

CVE-2016-7071 is a vulnerability found in CloudForms before versions 5.6.2.2 and 5.7.0.7 that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary virtual machines on systems managed by CloudForms.

2

How severe is CVE-2016-7071?

CVE-2016-7071 has a severity rating of 8.8 (Critical).

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2016-7071?

The affected software for CVE-2016-7071 is Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine versions up to 5.6.2.2 and versions 5.7.0.0 to 5.7.0.7, as well as Redhat Cloudforms version 4.1.

4

How does CVE-2016-7071 work?

CVE-2016-7071 occurs when CloudForms does not properly apply permissions controls to VM IDs passed by users, allowing a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary virtual machines by knowing the ID of the VM.

5

Are there any references for CVE-2016-7071?

Yes, you can find references for CVE-2016-7071 at the following links: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2091.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7071

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