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CVE-2016-6338

ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for...

6.8 MediumFix available

CVE-2016-6338 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Redhat Enterprise Virtualization, published April 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in ovirt-engine 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.8 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.52%EPSS, 44th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7ovirt-engine +19 more

Description

ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for Servers and RHEV-M 4.0, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a webadmin session timeout restriction via vectors related to UI selections, which trigger repeating queries.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.52%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ovirt-engine
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-backend
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-dbscripts
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl-javadoc
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-lib
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-restapi
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-setup
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-setup-base
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxy
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-tools
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-tools-backup
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-userportal
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helper
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
rhevm
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4
before 0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7
0:4.1.8.2-0.1.el7

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.8

ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for Servers and RHEV-M 4.0, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a webadmin session timeout restriction via vectors related to UI selections, which trigger repeating queries.

Record
CVE-2016-6338
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for Servers and RHEV-M 4.0, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a webadmin session timeout restriction via vectors related to UI selections, which trigger repeating queries.

Record
CVE-2016-6338
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7265No score

ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for Servers and RHEV-M 4.0, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a webadmin session timeout restriction via vectors related to UI selections, which trigger repeating queries.

Record
EUVD-2016-7265
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4h4-7mqm-9j6c6.8

ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for...

ovirt-engine-webadmin, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV-M) for Servers and RHEV-M 4.0, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass a webadmin session timeout restriction via vectors related to UI selections, which trigger repeating queries.

Record
GHSA-w4h4-7mqm-9j6c
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:34273.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: org.ovirt.engine-root security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2017:3427
CVSS 3.0
3.8 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-13

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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