CVE-2016-3704

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-3704
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-13 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionPulp before 2.8.5 uses bash's $RANDOM in an unsafe way to generate passwords.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Application Pulpproject Pulp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Pulp 2.8 Release Notes — Pulp Project 2.13.1 documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.pulpproject.org Permissions Required
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: pulp-2.8.6-1.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Issue #1858: CVE-2016-3704: Unsafe use of bash $RANDOM for NSS DB password and seed - Pulp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pulp.plan.io Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
1330264 – (CVE-2016-3704) CVE-2016-3704 pulp: Unsafe use of bash $RANDOM for NSS DB password and seed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
pulp/pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg at pulp-2.8.2-1 · pulp/pulp · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
pulp/pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg at pulp-2.8.2-1 · pulp/pulp · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: pulp-2.8.6-1.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE-2016-3704 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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