VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8559
The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.93%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.93% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- chef/chef
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-infra-client-15-4-45-released/16081
- https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3871Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/8885
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-infra-client-15-4-45-released/16081
- https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3871Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/8885
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.