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CVE-2016-6338

Published: Apr 20, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for Servers and RHEV-M 4.0, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a webadmin session timeout restriction via vectors related to UI selections, which trigger repeating queries.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:PAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:PAttack Vector
Physical
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

enterprise virtualizationredhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92666
securityfocus.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3427
access.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369285
bugzilla.redhat.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 20, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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