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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-9639

CVE-2016-9639

CRITICAL9.1

Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching

Published Feb 7, 2017

Modified 2 years ago

Details

Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/3

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94553

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2015.8/ref/configuration/master.html#rotate-aes-key

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9639

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

9.1

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

NoneA:N

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

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedFeb 7, 2017

ModifiedAug 6, 2024

CVE-2016-9639 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence