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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2016-5847 EUVD-2016-6782GHSA-3gxr-2xmf-3h63

SAP SAPCAR allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a hard link attack on files…

Published Aug 12, 2016 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

SAP SAPCAR allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a hard link attack on files extracted from an archive, possibly related to SAP Security Note 2327384.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Exploit-DB 1

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