CVE-2016-5432

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5432
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-03 18:59:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine 4.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive database provisioning information by reading log files.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 3.3 LOW from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.001340000 probability, percentile 0.327670000 (date 2026-05-07)

Problem Types: CWE-532 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary3.3LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Enterprise Virtualization 4.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Gerrit Code Review af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gerrit.ovirt.org Patch
Bug 1371428 – CVE-2016-5432 ovirt-engine: ovirt-engine-provisiondb logs contain DB username and password in plain text af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
oVirt Engine CVE-2016-5432 Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2016-5432 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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