What is CVE-2016-3108?

CVE-2016-3108 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pulpproject Pulp, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-3108?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pulpproject Pulp

CVE-2016-3108

The pulp-gen-nodes-certificate script in Pulp before 2.8.3 allows local users to leak the keys or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

EPSS: 0.003 (17.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Pulpproject Pulp
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3108?: CVE-2016-3108 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pulpproject Pulp, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-3108?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.