CVE-2016-0416
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to System Archive Utility.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11's System Archive Utility allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors. The CVSS 5 score indicates medium severity with integrity impact but no confidentiality or availability effects.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Oracle Solaris versionRun 'cat /etc/release' or 'uname -a' to identify the installed Solaris versionAffected if The system is running Oracle Solaris 11 (version 11.x)
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Locate System Archive UtilityCheck for the presence of archive utility binaries or packages related to system archiving. Look in /usr/sbin/ or search for 'archive' related commands using 'pkg list' or 'ls -la /usr/sbin/*archive*'Affected if System Archive Utility or related archiving packages are installed on the system
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Verify utility accessibilityCheck file permissions and ownership of the System Archive Utility. Run 'ls -la /usr/sbin/*archive*' or similar paths to confirm the utility is executable by relevant usersAffected if The System Archive Utility is present and has executable permissions for users who could trigger the vulnerability
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Review audit logs for archive operationsCheck system audit logs (typically in /var/audit/) or system logs for unexpected or unauthorized use of archive utilities. Use 'grep -i archive /var/adm/messages' or review recent audit recordsAffected if There are any unauthorized or unexpected archive operations that may indicate exploitation attempts
A user is affected if they are running Oracle Solaris 11 with the System Archive Utility installed and accessible, as the vulnerability allows integrity impact through unknown vectors targeting this utility.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update for January 2016 which addresses this vulnerability in Solaris 11. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the System Archive Utility and monitor for integrity violations.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-0416 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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