CVE-2016-4455
Published on: 04/14/2017 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:26:59 PM UTC
Certain versions of Enterprise Linux Desktop from Redhat contain the following vulnerability:
The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin uses weak permissions (755) for subscription-manager cache directories, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directories.
- CVE-2016-4455 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as LOW severity.
CVSS3 Score: 3.3 - LOW
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | LOW | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
|
UNCHANGED | LOW | NONE | NONE |
CVSS2 Score: 2.1 - LOW
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
PARTIAL | NONE | NONE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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Red Hat Subscription Manager /var/lib/rhsm/ Permissions Let Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry www.securitytracker.com text/html |
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1297493, 1297485: Restrict visibility of subscription-manager caches. · candlepin/[email protected] · GitHub | Patch Third Party Advisory github.com text/html |
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1340525 – (CVE-2016-4455) CVE-2016-4455 subscription-manager: sensitive world readable files in /var/lib/rhsm/ | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry bugzilla.redhat.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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Candlepin 'subscription-manager' CVE-2016-4455 Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry cve.report (archive) text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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oss-security - CVE-2016-4455: subscription-manager: incorrect permisions in /var/lib/rhsm/ | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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subscription-manager/subscription-manager.spec at subscription-manager-1.17.7-1 · candlepin/subscription-manager · GitHub | Third Party Advisory github.com text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Application | Redhat | Subscription-manager | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:subscription-manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
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