5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-3107
Pulp Node Private Key Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

The Node certificate in Pulp before 2.8.3 contains the private key, and is stored in a world-readable file in the "/etc/pki/pulp/nodes/" directory, which allows local users to gain access to sensitive data.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3107 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 Pulpproject pulp
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3107 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3107 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3107 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1146471
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1325930
    Added Reference https://pulp.plan.io/issues/1833
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description It was found that the private key for the node certificate was contained in a world-readable file. A local user could possibly use this flaw to gain access to the private key information in the file. The Node certificate in Pulp before 2.8.3 contains the private key, and is stored in a world-readable file in the "/etc/pki/pulp/nodes/" directory, which allows local users to gain access to sensitive data.
    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-2016-3107 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Node certificate in Pulp before 2.8.3 contains the private key, and is stored in a world-readable file in the "/etc/pki/pulp/nodes/" directory, which allows local users to gain access to sensitive data. It was found that the private key for the node certificate was contained in a world-readable file. A local user could possibly use this flaw to gain access to the private key information in the file.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3107 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2017

    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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://pulp.plan.io/issues/1833 No Types Assigned https://pulp.plan.io/issues/1833 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1325930 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1325930 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1146471 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1146471 Issue Tracking
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.8.2-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} -0.05%

score

0.19564

percentile