# CVE-2016-5537: Unspecified vulnerability in the NetBeans component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.1 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-10-25 · Updated: 2024-10-10

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the NetBeans component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.1 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information is from the October 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this issue is a directory traversal vulnerability which allows local users with certain permissions to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a .. (dot dot) in a archive entry in a ZIP file imported as a project.

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## References

- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40588/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539615/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93686
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/ORACLE-NETBEANS-IDE-DIRECTORY-TRAVERSAL.txt
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037051
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139259/Oracle-Netbeans-IDE-8.1-Directory-Traversal.html

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