Medium severity · published Jun 8, 2017
CVE-2016-3111
pulp.spec in the installation process for Pulp 2.8.3 generates the RSA key pairs used to validate messages between the pulp server and pulp consumers in a directory that is…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
pulp.spec in the installation process for Pulp 2.8.3 generates the RSA key pairs used to validate messages between the pulp server and pulp consumers in a directory that is world-readable before later modifying the permissions, which might allow local users to read the generated RSA keys via reading the key files while the installation process is running.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PU
Pulp · Pulpproject
through 2.8.2-1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3111
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3111
Issue Tracking
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/pulp.git/tree/pulp.spec#n317
Issue Tracking
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/pulp.git/tree/pulp.spec#n620
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1146522
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326251
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