CVE-2016-3704
Apache Pulp Weak Password Generation
Description
Pulp before 2.8.5 uses bash's $RANDOM in an unsafe way to generate passwords.
INFO
Published Date :
June 13, 2017, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 12, 2023, 11:18 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2016-3704.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330264 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://docs.pulpproject.org/user-guide/release-notes/2.8.x.html#pulp-2-8-5 | Permissions Required |
| https://github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/pulp-2.8.2-1/server/bin/pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg#L25 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory Patch |
| https://github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/pulp-2.8.2-1/server/bin/pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg#L97-L105 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YM2LCC7QBRCK4LTN5EZT5OHTVAR3MYTY/ | |
| https://pulp.plan.io/issues/1858 | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-3704 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-3704 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.
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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 Pulp makes unsafe use of Bash's $RANDOM to generate a NSS DB password and seed resulting in insufficient randomness. An attacker could potentially guess the seed used given enough time and compute resources. Pulp before 2.8.5 uses bash's $RANDOM in an unsafe way to generate passwords. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3704 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Pulp before 2.8.5 uses bash's $RANDOM in an unsafe way to generate passwords. Pulp makes unsafe use of Bash's $RANDOM to generate a NSS DB password and seed resulting in insufficient randomness. An attacker could potentially guess the seed used given enough time and compute resources. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YM2LCC7QBRCK4LTN5EZT5OHTVAR3MYTY/ [Patch, Third Party Advisory] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YM2LCC7QBRCK4LTN5EZT5OHTVAR3MYTY/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3704 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 22, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330264 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330264 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/pulp-2.8.2-1/server/bin/pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg#L97-L105 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/pulp-2.8.2-1/server/bin/pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg#L97-L105 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YM2LCC7QBRCK4LTN5EZT5OHTVAR3MYTY/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YM2LCC7QBRCK4LTN5EZT5OHTVAR3MYTY/ Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://pulp.plan.io/issues/1858 No Types Assigned https://pulp.plan.io/issues/1858 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://docs.pulpproject.org/user-guide/release-notes/2.8.x.html#pulp-2-8-5 No Types Assigned https://docs.pulpproject.org/user-guide/release-notes/2.8.x.html#pulp-2-8-5 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/pulp-2.8.2-1/server/bin/pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg#L25 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/pulp-2.8.2-1/server/bin/pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg#L25 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-255 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3704 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-3704
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.28 }} 0.04%
score
0.63903
percentile