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CVE-2016-4455

The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin uses weak permissions (755) for subscription-mana…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
3.3
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 40%
Public exploits
0
none known

The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin uses weak permissions (755) for subscription-manager cache directories, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directories.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.13.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1340525 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038083 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93926 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2592.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • github.com /candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /candlepin/subscription-manager/blob/subscription-manager-1.17.7-1/subscription-manager.sp · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0698.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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