What is CVE-2016-4976?

CVE-2016-4976 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-4976?

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

Information disclosure in Apache Ambari

CVE-2016-4976

Apache Ambari 2.x before 2.4.0 includes KDC administrator passwords on the kadmin command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Apache Ambari — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4976?: CVE-2016-4976 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-4976?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.