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CVE-2016-3176

Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.

Published

2017-01-31T19:59:00.183

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-287
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application saltstack salt ≤ 2015.5.9 Yes
Application saltstack salt 2015.8.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 2015.8.1 Yes
Application saltstack salt 2015.8.2 Yes
Application saltstack salt 2015.8.3 Yes
Application saltstack salt 2015.8.4 Yes
Application saltstack salt 2015.8.5 Yes
Application saltstack salt 2015.8.7 Yes
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