CVE-2016-1602 describes a code injection vulnerability within the supportconfig data collection tool, part of supportutils, affecting SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and 12-SP1, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 and 12-SP1. This flaw allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running supportconfig, typically root. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.