CVE-2016-9795

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The casrvc program in CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation 12.8, 12.9, and 14.0; CA SystemEDGE 5.8.2 and 5.9; CA Systems Performance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Universal Job Management Agent 11.2; CA Virtual Assurance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Workload Automation AE 11, 11.3, 11.3.5, and 11.3.6 on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via vectors related to insufficient validation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540062/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95819Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037730Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170126-01--security-notice-for-ca-common-services-casrvc.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540062/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95819Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037730Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170126-01--security-notice-for-ca-common-services-casrvc.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 27, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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