Information disclosure in Pulp - CVE-2016-3696
Published: February 27, 2018 / Updated: March 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10739
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3696
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Pulp
Affected software:
Pulp
Pulp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists in the pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg script due to creation of the private CA key in a directory that is world-readable for a small amount of time. A local attacker can gain access to the private key information in the file.
The weakness exists in the pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg script due to creation of the private CA key in a directory that is world-readable for a small amount of time. A local attacker can gain access to the private key information in the file.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3696
Update to version 2.8.5 or later.