Severity: High
ID: 111848
File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0014.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Family: PhotonOS Local Security Checks
Published: 8/17/2018
Updated: 4/5/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.6
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8858
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:1.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:linux, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:openssh
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/PhotonOS/release, Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2016
Core Impact
Metasploit (AF_PACKET chocobo_root Privilege Escalation)
CVE: CVE-2016-8655, CVE-2016-8858