CVE-2016-3112

Description

client/consumer/cli.py in Pulp before 2.8.3 writes consumer private keys to etc/pki/pulp/consumer/consumer-cert.pem as world-readable, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the consumer private keys and escalate privileges by reading /etc/pki/pulp/consumer/consumer-cert, and authenticating as a consumer user.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.42%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory plan.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://pulp.plan.io/issues/1834 patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1146538 issue tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326242 issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3112?
CVE-2016-3112 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3112?
To fix CVE-2016-3112, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3112 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3112 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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