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high 8.8

CVE-2016-3728 json

Eval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows…

published 2016-05-20 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4745

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Eval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the PXE template type portion of the PATH_INFO to tftp/.

Patch / fix

  • pulp satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 2.8.3.3-1.el6sat
  • pulp satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 2.8.3.3-1.el7sat
  • gofer satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 2.7.6-1.el6sat
  • gofer satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 2.7.6-1.el7sat
  • ostree satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 2016.5-3.atomic.el7
  • puppet satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 3.8.6-2.el6sat
  • puppet satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 3.8.6-2.el7sat
  • foreman satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 1.11.0.49-1.el6sat

red hat advisories RHBA-2016:1501

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-3728 updated cvss 5.1

foreman: Missing input validation in Smart Proxy allows RCE via TFTP file variant parameter

  • Red Hat OpenStack Foreman foreman Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 foreman Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer foreman
    under investigation
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.2 libtasn1 3.8-3.el7, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el6, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el7, gofer 2.7.6-1.el6sat, gofer 2.7.6-1.el7sat, qpid-cpp 0.30-11.el6, +238 more Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.2 libtasn1 3.8-3.el7, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el6, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el7, gofer 2.7.6-1.el6sat, gofer 2.7.6-1.el7sat, qpid-cpp 0.30-11.el6, +165 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2016:1501

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Exploit prediction

2.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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