CVE-2016-8637
Dracut Early Cpio World-Readable Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description
A local information disclosure issue was found in dracut before 045 when generating initramfs images with world-readable permissions when 'early cpio' is used, such as when including microcode updates. Local attacker can use this to obtain sensitive information from these files, such as encryption keys or credentials.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 1, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:59 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2016-8637.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637 Added Reference https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4 -
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 Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) -
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:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-732 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2018
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:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dracut_project:dracut:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 045 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8637 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-2016-8637
weaknesses.
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
0.19021
percentile