CVE-2016-0896

7.3 HIGH
Published: September 18, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Elastic Runtime before 1.6.34 and 1.7.x before 1.7.12 places 169.254.0.0/16 in the all_open Application Security Group, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended network-connectivity restrictions by leveraging access to the 169.254.169.254 address.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92161
Source: security_alert@emc.com
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-0896
Source: security_alert@emc.com
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-0896
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
58th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-254

Affected Vendors

pivotal_software

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