SB2016101915 - Privilege escalation in Oracle GlassFish Server
Published: October 19, 2016 Updated: January 4, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101915
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5519)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain elevated orivileges on the target system.The weakness is due to improper processing of crafted packets during the enrollment operation. Flaw in the Oracle GlassFish Server Java Server Faces component lets attacker to increase his privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.