CVE-2016-3111

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-3111
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-08 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptionpulp.spec in the installation process for Pulp 2.8.3 generates the RSA key pairs used to validate messages between the pulp server and pulp consumers in a directory that is world-readable before later modifying the permissions, which might allow local users to read the generated RSA keys via reading the key files while the installation process is running.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pulpproject Pulp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Page not found · GitHub · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Issue #1837: CVE-2016-3111: pulp.spec generates its RSA keys for message signing insecurely - Pulp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pulp.plan.io Patch, Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
Page not found :'( - src.fedoraproject.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pkgs.fedoraproject.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
1326251 – (CVE-2016-3111) CVE-2016-3111 pulp: Race condition when generating RSA keys for authenticating messages between server and consumers af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Page not found · GitHub · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Page not found :'( - src.fedoraproject.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pkgs.fedoraproject.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Pulp 2.8.3 Released to address multiple CVEs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-3111 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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