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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8642
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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8642
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8642.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8642
Upstream
CVE-2016-8642
Published
2017-01-20T08:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:35:10.742571Z
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Summary
[none]
Details
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8642
https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-53744
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8642
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
/
moodle
Package
Name
moodle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/moodle@3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
2.*
2.7.9+dfsg-1
2.7.10+dfsg-1
2.7.11+dfsg-1
2.7.11+dfsg-2
2.7.12+dfsg-1
3.*
3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
/
moodle
Package
Name
moodle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/moodle@3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
3.*
3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8642 - OSV