VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6656

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability1.11%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-12-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in Pivotal Greenplum before 4.3.10.0. Creation of external tables using GPHDFS protocol has a vulnerability whereby arbitrary commands can be injected into the system. In order to exploit this vulnerability the user must have superuser 'gpadmin' access to the system or have been granted GPHDFS protocol permissions in order to create a GPHDFS external table.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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