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CVE-2016-6656

7.2 · HIGH

An issue was discovered in Pivotal Greenplum before 4.3.10.0.

Published Dec 16, 2016CWE-77EPSS 1.11%

Overview

CVE-2016-6656 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 16, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

An issue was discovered in Pivotal Greenplum before 4.3.10.0. Creation of external tables using GPHDFS protocol has a vulnerability whereby arbitrary commands can be injected into the system. In order to exploit this vulnerability the user must have superuser 'gpadmin' access to the system or have been granted GPHDFS protocol permissions in order to create a GPHDFS external table.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/94954Refpivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6656Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/94954Refpivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6656

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6656?

CVE-2016-6656 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 16, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2016-6656?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-6656?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2016-6656?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2016-6656 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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