PT-2016-6427 · Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization

Martin Prpič + 1 · Published 2016-10-03 · Updated 2023-02-12 · CVE-2016-5432

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine version 4.0

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive database provisioning information. This is achieved by reading log files, specifically those generated by the ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility.

Recommendations For Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine version 4.0, consider restricting access to log files generated by the ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility to minimize the risk of sensitive information disclosure.

Fix

Insertion into Log File

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-532

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-5432

RHSA-2016:1967

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization

References · 6

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1967.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1371428 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5432 · Security Note
• https://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/q/I40c88ad48f8f7c2b8e06802137870b0c198b5129 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5432 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92694 · Note