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CVE-2016-6656

UnknownEPSS 1.11%

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CVE-2016-6656 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.11%

61.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Pivotal SoftwareGreenplum<= 4.3.9.1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-6656?
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.
How severe is CVE-2016-6656?
Severity scoring for CVE-2016-6656 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6656?
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Source: NVD / NIST