CVE-2016-7091
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 4.4
Description
sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC which could lead to information disclosure. A local user with sudo access to a restricted program that uses readline could use this flaw to read content from specially formatted files with elevated privileges provided by sudo.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-7091
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-12-22T21:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2016-12-23T18:17:50
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2593.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2016-05/msg00009.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92615 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7091 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7091 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:55:46 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:33:51 | 2016-12-22T21:59Z | 2016-12-22T21:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:33:51 | 2016-12-23T18:17:50 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:33:51 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |