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CVE-2016-9795
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2017-01-27 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
The casrvc program in CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation 12.8, 12.9, and 14.0; CA SystemEDGE 5.8.2 and 5.9; CA Systems Performance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Universal Job Management Agent 11.2; CA Virtual Assurance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Workload Automation AE 11, 11.3, 11.3.5, and 11.3.6 on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via vectors related to insufficient validation.
Affected products
- Broadcom Ca Workload Automation Ae: 11.0, 11.3, 11.3.5, 11.3.6
- Broadcom Client Automation: 12.8, 12.9, 14.0
- Broadcom Systemedge: 5.8.2, 5.9
- Broadcom Systems Performance For Infrastructure Managers: 12.8, 12.9
- Ca Universal Job Management Agent: 11.2
- Ca Virtual Assurance For Infrastructure Managers: 12.8, 12.9
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540062/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95819
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037730
- https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170126-01--security-notice-for-ca-common-services-casrvc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540062/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95819
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037730
- https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170126-01--security-notice-for-ca-common-services-casrvc.html
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