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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-3176

CVE-2016-3176

MEDIUM5.6

Salt before 2015

Published Jan 31, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

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.

References

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3176

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

5.6

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

HighAC:H

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

LowI:L

Availability

LowA:L

5.6/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJan 31, 2017

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2016-3176 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence