CVE-2016-5410

Description

firewalld.py in firewalld before 0.4.3.3 allows local users to bypass authentication and modify firewall configurations via the (1) addPassthrough, (2) removePassthrough, (3) addEntry, (4) removeEntry, or (5) setEntries D-Bus API method.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory firewalld.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.firewalld.org/2016/08/firewalld-0-4-3-3-release patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZBJMYLGRVKIPJEI3VZJ4WQZT7FBQ5BKO/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPM3GUQRU2KPRXDEQLAMCDQEAIARJSBT/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92481 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1360135 issue tracking patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-70 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2597.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/16/3 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5410?
CVE-2016-5410 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5410?
To fix CVE-2016-5410, 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-2016-5410 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5410 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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