High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12189
CVE-2017-12189
Description
It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handling which could result in local privilege escalation. This issue is a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8656.
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Affected products
2- Range: 7.0.7.GA
- Red Hat, Inc./Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platformv5Range: 7.0.7.GA
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102407nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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