CVE-2016-4455
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 3.3 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 3.3
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2016-4455.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2016-4455. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2592.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0698.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93926
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038083
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/blob/subscription-manager-1.17.7-1/subscription-manager.spec
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2592.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0698.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93926
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038083
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/blob/subscription-manager-1.17.7-1/subscription-manager.spec
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31