CVE-2016-7488
Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10 has insecure file permissions on /etc/luminex...
CVE-2016-7488 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition, published November 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.51%EPSS, 44th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10 has insecure file permissions on /etc/luminex/pkgmgr. These could allow a local user to modify its contents and execute commands as root.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10 has insecure file permissions on /etc/luminex/pkgmgr. These could allow a local user to modify its contents and execute commands as root.
- Record
CVE-2016-7488- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10 has insecure file permissions on /etc/luminex/pkgmgr. These could allow a local user to modify its contents and execute commands as root.
- Record
CVE-2016-7488- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8341No score
Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10 has insecure file permissions on /etc/luminex/pkgmgr. These could allow a local user to modify its contents and execute commands as root.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8341- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h3h4-fqjq-h928
Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10 has insecure file permissions on /etc/luminex...
Teradata Virtual Machine Community Edition v15.10 has insecure file permissions on /etc/luminex/pkgmgr. These could allow a local user to modify its contents and execute commands as root.
- Record
GHSA-h3h4-fqjq-h928- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.