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TI-2016-07119 Aliases CVE-2016-8657GHSA-gqxm-5ghp-x5rj

It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use…

Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00423 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:1609 Released 2018-05-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server jbossas-5.2.0-23.ep5.el5, jbossas-client-5.2.0-23.ep5.el5, jbossas-messaging-5.2.0-23.ep5.el5 +1
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server jbossas-5.2.0-23.ep5.el6, jbossas-client-5.2.0-23.ep5.el6, jbossas-messaging-5.2.0-23.ep5.el6 +1
  • RHSA-2017:0829 Released 2017-03-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    jboss-ec2-eap security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server jboss-ec2-eap-7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6, jboss-ec2-eap-samples-7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6
  • RHSA-2017:0826 Released 2017-03-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.14 update on RHEL 5
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server apache-cxf-2.7.18-6.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, hornetq-2.3.25-19.SP17_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, infinispan-5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 +47
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2017:0827 Released 2017-03-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.14 update on RHEL 6
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server apache-cxf-2.7.18-6.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, hornetq-2.3.25-19.SP17_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, infinispan-5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 +47
  • RHSA-2017:0828 Released 2017-03-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.14 update on RHEL 7
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server apache-cxf-2.7.18-6.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, hornetq-2.3.25-19.SP17_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, infinispan-5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:1609
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:1609
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2017:0826
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2017:0827, RHSA-2017:0829
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2017:0828
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8657
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gqxm-5ghp-x5rj

References

Advisory 6

  • TI-2017-08941 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat jbossas KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-01790 JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-01383 The Web Console (aka web-console) in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-09354 XML external entity injection in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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