Medium severity · published Dec 19, 2018
CVE-2018-16883
sssd versions from 1.13.0 to before 2.0.0 did not properly restrict access to the infopipe according to the "allowed_uids" configuration parameter
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
sssd versions from 1.13.0 to before 2.0.0 did not properly restrict access to the infopipe according to the "allowed_uids" configuration parameter. If sensitive information were stored in the user directory, this could be inadvertently disclosed to local attackers.
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 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SS
Sssd · Fedoraproject
1.13.0 before 2.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16883
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16883
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106264
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16883
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