Critical severity · published Feb 7, 2017
CVE-2016-9639
Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching
9.1
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Salt · Saltstack
through 2015.8.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9639
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9639
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/3
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94553
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2015.8/ref/configuration/master.html#rotate-aes-key
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