CVE-2016-8020

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-94 Code Injection

Publication date:

14/03/2017

Last modified:

20/04/2025

Description

Improper control of generation of code vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request parameter.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.00 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

8.00

Severity 3.x

HIGH

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical