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CVE-2014-0189

virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.

Published

2014-05-02T14:55:05.823

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	7.0	Yes
Application	virt-who_project	virt-who	-	Yes

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)