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CVE-2016-8657: It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas…

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.42% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: jbossas (Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5) 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5; jbossas-client (Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5) 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5; jbossas-messaging (Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5) 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to jbossas (Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5) 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5; jbossas-client (Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5) 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5; jbossas-messaging (Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5) 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

Published
Jul 31, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 37th percentile

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

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redhatjboss enterprise application platform
redhatenterprise linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat jboss enterprise application platform5.0.0
  • redhat jboss enterprise application platform6.0.0
  • redhat jboss enterprise application platform6.4.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5jbossasbefore 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el50:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5jbossas-clientbefore 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el50:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5jbossas-messagingbefore 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el50:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5jbossas-ws-nativebefore 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el50:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6jbossasbefore 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el60:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6jbossas-clientbefore 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el60:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6jbossas-messagingbefore 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el60:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6jbossas-ws-nativebefore 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el60:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5apache-cxfbefore 0:2.7.18-6.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:2.7.18-6.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5hornetqbefore 0:2.3.25-19.SP17_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:2.3.25-19.SP17_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5infinispanbefore 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5infinispan-cachestore-jdbcbefore 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5infinispan-cachestore-remotebefore 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5infinispan-client-hotrodbefore 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5infinispan-corebefore 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-appclientbefore 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-clibefore 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-client-allbefore 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-clusteringbefore 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-cmpbefore 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-configadminbefore 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-connectorbefore 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-controllerbefore 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-controller-clientbefore 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:apache-cxf0:2.7.18-6.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:hornetq0:2.3.25-19.SP17_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:infinispan0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:infinispan-cachestore-remote0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:infinispan-client-hotrod0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:infinispan-core0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jboss-as-appclient0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jboss-as-cli0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jboss-as-client-all0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jboss-as-clustering0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jboss-as-cmp0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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