VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-6322
Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) uses world-readable permissions for /etc/qci/answers, which allows local users to obtain the root password for the deployed system by reading the file.
HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) uses world-readable permissions for /etc/qci/answers, which allows local users to obtain the root password for the deployed system by reading the file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- redhat/quickstart cloud installer
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92668Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1366413Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92668Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1366413Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.