HIGH
Novell Filr 1.2 before Hot Patch 6 and 2.0 before Hot Patch 2 uses world-writable permissions for /etc/profile.d/vainit.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this file's content with arbitrary shell commands
Published Aug 1, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.20%
Description
Novell Filr 1.2 before Hot Patch 6 and 2.0 before Hot Patch 2 uses world-writable permissions for /etc/profile.d/vainit.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this file's content with arbitrary shell commands.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.20% 0.01199
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01199
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01199) | 67.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01199) | 64.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 16.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 21.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 19.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 17.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017689 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017689 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microfocus
Published Aug 1, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 12, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1611
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a