CVE-2016-8657: redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-8657 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5Timeline
- 31-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). On systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.42% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat1 product
- jboss_enterprise_application_platform6.0.0 | 6.4.0 | 5.0.0
1 vendor · 1 product