CVE-2017-8109

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8109
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-25 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe salt-ssh minion code in SaltStack Salt 2016.11 before 2016.11.4 copied over configuration from the Salt Master without adjusting permissions, which might leak credentials to local attackers on configured minions (clients).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
High
Availability
High

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

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 Saltstack Salt 2016.11 All All All
Application Saltstack Salt 2016.11.0 All All All
Application Saltstack Salt 2016.11.0 rc1 All All
Application Saltstack Salt 2016.11.0 rc2 All All
Application Saltstack Salt 2016.11.1 All All All
Application Saltstack Salt 2016.11.2 All All All
Application Saltstack Salt 2016.11.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
stat_file when keep is set, instead of mirroring all file permissions by gtmanfred · Pull Request #40609 · saltstack/salt · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
SaltStack Salt CVE-2017-8109 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
salt-ssh temporary files - insecure permissions · Issue #40075 · saltstack/salt · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
stat_file when keep is set, instead of mirroring all file permissions by gtmanfred · Pull Request #40609 · saltstack/salt · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1035912 – VUL-0: CVE-2017-8109: salt: salt-ssh temporary files - insecure permissions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.suse.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Salt 2016.11.4 Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.saltstack.com Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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