What is CVE-2016-3107?

CVE-2016-3107 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulpproject Pulp, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-3107?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pulpproject Pulp

CVE-2016-3107

The Node certificate in Pulp before 2.8.3 contains the private key, and is stored in a world-readable file in the "/etc/pki/pulp/nodes/" directory, which allows local users to gain access to sensitive data.

Published 2017-06-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pulpproject Pulp

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
pulp.plan.io/issues/1833 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi (Issue Tracking)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501 (vendor-advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3107?: CVE-2016-3107 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulpproject Pulp, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-3107?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.