PT-2017-8635 · Authd · Authd

Kurt Seifried · Published 2017-07-14 · Updated 2022-07-29 · CVE-2016-4982

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.9

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions authd (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows local users to obtain the /etc/ident.key by exploiting a race condition between the creation of the key and the chmod operation to protect it. This is due to authd setting weak permissions for /etc/ident.key.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-4982

Affected Products

Authd

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4982 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346051 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/47267 · Telegram Post