5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-2121
Redis Weak Permissions Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

A permissions flaw was found in redis, which sets weak permissions on certain files and directories that could potentially contain sensitive information. A local, unprivileged user could possibly use this flaw to access unauthorized system information.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 31, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2121 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat openstack
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-2121.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94111 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3226 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-2121 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2121 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2121 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2121 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390588 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-732
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2121 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390588 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-732
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-732 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-2121 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-2121 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3226 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3226 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94111 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94111 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3226 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94111 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.17753

percentile

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