Information disclosure in OpenStack Ceilometer



Published: 2019-04-01
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-3830
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Ceilometer
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Openstack

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU18105

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3830

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the ceilometer-agent prints by default sensitive information into log files, even when the DEBUG logging is not activated. A local user can view the log files and obtain sensitive information, such as administrative credentials.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ceilometer: 10.0.0 - 11.0.1

External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3830


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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