Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
CVE-2016-4455
The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin uses weak permissions (755) for subscription-manager cache directories, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directories.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.3% 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
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Subscription-Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038083 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93926 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2592.html (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/blob/subscription-manager-1.17.7-1/su… (Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0698.html (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4455?
- CVE-2016-4455 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4455?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.