CVE-2018-16883

Summary

CVECVE-2018-16883
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-19 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:36:00 UTC
Descriptionsssd versions from 1.13.0 to before 2.0.0 did not properly restrict access to the infopipe according to the "allowed_uids" configuration parameter. If sensitive information were stored in the user directory, this could be inadvertently disclosed to local attackers.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fedoraproject Sssd All All All All
Application Fedoraproject Sssd All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SSSD CVE-2018-16883 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1659862 – (CVE-2018-16883) CVE-2018-16883 sssd: Information leak in infopipe due to an improper uid restriction CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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