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CVE-2016-1712 Details

Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-1712 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036326 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-1712 [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036326 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
paloaltonetworks pan-os
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.19
>= 5.1, < 5.1.12
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.14
>= 6.1.0, < 6.1.12
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.8

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1712
NVD Published Date:
Aug 2, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-1712 Details - Not Deferred