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CVE-2016-0764 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-0764

CVE-2016-0764

MEDIUM6.2

Race condition in Network Manager before 1

Published Jul 14, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

Race condition in Network Manager before 1.0.12 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows local users to obtain sensitive connection information by reading temporary files during ifcfg and keyfile changes.

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2581.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324025

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0764

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

6.2

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

NoneA:N

6.2/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJul 14, 2017

ModifiedAug 5, 2024