CVE-2016-6656 json
An issue was discovered in Pivotal Greenplum before 4.3.10.0.
published 2016-12-16 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7559
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Pivotal Greenplum before 4.3.10.0. Creation of external tables using GPHDFS protocol has a vulnerability whereby arbitrary commands can be injected into the system. In order to exploit this vulnerability the user must have superuser 'gpadmin' access to the system or have been granted GPHDFS protocol permissions in order to create a GPHDFS external table.
Exploit prediction
1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Pivotal Greenplum 4.3.0.0 to 4.3.9.1 and older versions that are end of life
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
References
-
pivotal.io
/security/cve-2016-6656
mitigation, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/94954
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6656
- NVD CVE-2016-6656
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