Vulnerability in Pulpproject Pulp

CVE-2016-3704

Pulp before 2.8.5 uses bash's $RANDOM in an unsafe way to generate passwords.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-3704: held from 0.020 to 0.020.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3704?
CVE-2016-3704 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pulpproject Pulp, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-3704?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-3704 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.