CVE-2016-9595

Summary

CVECVE-2016-9595
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-27 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:37:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in katello-debug before 3.4.0 where certain scripts and log files used insecure temporary files. A local user could exploit this flaw to conduct a symbolic-link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Satellite 6.3 All All All
Application Redhat Satellite 6.3 All All All
Application Redhat Satellite Capsule 6.3 All All All
Application Redhat Satellite Capsule 6.3 All All All
Application Theforeman Katello All All All All
Application Theforeman Katello All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1406729 – (CVE-2016-9595) CVE-2016-9595 katello-debug: Possible symlink attacks due to use of predictable file names CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report