Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-9595 (CCN-148468)

Assigned:2016-11-23
Published:2018-07-27
Updated:2019-10-09
Summary:A flaw was found in katello-debug before 3.4.0 where certain scripts and log files used insecure temporary files. A local user could exploit this flaw to conduct a symbolic-link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:3.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-59
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-9595

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Web site
RHSA-2018:0336 - Security Advisory

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2018:0336

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 1406729
(CVE-2016-9595) CVE-2016-9595 katello-debug: Possible symlink attacks due to use of predictable file names

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9595

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
redhat-cve20169595-symlink(148468)

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-9595

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:theforeman:katello:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 3.4.0)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    theforeman katello *
    redhat satellite 6.3
    redhat satellite capsule 6.3