Information disclosure in Pulpproject Pulp
CVE-2016-3111
pulp.spec in the installation process for Pulp 2.8.3 generates the RSA key pairs used to validate messages between the pulp server and pulp consumers in a directory that is world-readable before later modifying the permissions, which might allow local users to read the generated RSA keys via reading the key files while the installation process is running.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
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: 0.004 (30.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/pulp.git/tree/pulp.spec (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/pulp.git/tree/pulp.spec (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501 (vendor-advisory)
- pulp.plan.io/issues/1837 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/master/pulp.spec (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/master/pulp.spec (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3111?
- CVE-2016-3111 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulpproject Pulp, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3111?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.