Description

A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users to read the contents of newly created SSL/TLS key files.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 5, 2019, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 8, 2019, 4:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4983 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 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Dovecot dovecot
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-2016-4983.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00096.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346055 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984639 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4983 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4983 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00096.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00096.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346055 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346055 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984639 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984639 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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