CVE-2016-3108

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  3. CVE-2016-3108
The pulp-gen-nodes-certificate script in Pulp before 2.8.3 allows local users to leak the keys or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

7.1 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

3.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References
Link Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1146475 Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1325934 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/pulp/pulp/pull/2528 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://pulp.plan.io/issues/1830 Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

12 Feb 2023, 23:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3108', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3108', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
Summary It was found that the private key for the node certificate was contained in a world-readable temporary file. A local user could possibly use this flaw to gain access to the private key information in the temporary file. The pulp-gen-nodes-certificate script in Pulp before 2.8.3 allows local users to leak the keys or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

02 Feb 2023, 16:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary The pulp-gen-nodes-certificate script in Pulp before 2.8.3 allows local users to leak the keys or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. It was found that the private key for the node certificate was contained in a world-readable temporary file. A local user could possibly use this flaw to gain access to the private key information in the temporary file.
References
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3108 -
Information

Published : 2017-06-08 18:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2016-3108

Mitre link : CVE-2016-3108

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3108

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Products Affected

pulpproject

  • pulp
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')