Information disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack - CVE-2017-2621

 

Information disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack - CVE-2017-2621

Published: May 19, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6609
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0:
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2621
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Red Hat OpenStack

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions on the /var/log/heat directory. A local attacker can navigate to the /var/log/heat directory and gain access to important data such as log files.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the target system.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-2621

Install update from vendor's website.

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