Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
CVE-2016-4996
discovery-debug in Foreman before 6.2 when the ssh service has been enabled on discovered nodes displays the root password in plaintext in the system journal when used to log in, which allows local users with access to the system journal to obtain the root password by reading the system journal, or by clicking Logs on the console.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Satellite — versions 6.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4996?
- CVE-2016-4996 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4996?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.