CVE-2016-3111

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-3111
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-06-08T18:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T04:50:07
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.8.2-1
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/pulp.git/tree/pulp.spec#n317 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/pulp.git/tree/pulp.spec#n620 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3111
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1146522 Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326251 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/master/pulp.spec#L473-L486 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/master/pulp.spec#L894-L903 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://pulp.plan.io/issues/1837 Patch Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3111
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3111
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:52:32 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 17:34:29 2017-06-08T18:29Z 2017-06-08T18:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 17:34:29 2018-01-05T02:30:40 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 17:34:29 Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-02 17:06:25 2023-02-02T16:17:29 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-02 17:06:25 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. It was found that the private RSA key was created in a directory that is world-readable for a small amount of time. A local user could possibly use this flaw to gain access to the private key information in the file. Description updated
2023-02-02 17:06:27 References updated
2023-02-13 05:08:17 2023-02-13T04:50:07 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 05:08:17 It was found that the private RSA key was created in a directory that is world-readable for a small amount of time. A local user could possibly use this flaw to gain access to the private key information in the file. 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. Description updated