What is CVE-2016-4982?

CVE-2016-4982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Teether Authd, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2016-4982?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Teether Authd

CVE-2016-4982

authd sets weak permissions for /etc/ident.key, which allows local users to obtain the key by leveraging a race condition between the creation of the key, and the chmod to protect it.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.002 (7.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Teether Authd
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4982?: CVE-2016-4982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Teether Authd, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-4982?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.