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RedhatCVE-2016-6340

HistorySep 22, 2016 - 3:59 p.m.

CVE-2016-6340

2016-09-2215:59:03

CWE-254

redhat

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2016-6340

red hat

quickstart cloud installer

qci

md5

brute-force attack

password security

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

CVSS3

8.4

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

31.6%

JSON

The kickstart file in Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) forces use of MD5 passwords on deployed systems, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

redhatquickstart_cloud_installerMatch-

AND

redhatenterprise_linuxMatch-

VendorProductVersionCPE
redhatquickstart_cloud_installer-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:quickstart_cloud_installer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhatenterprise_linux-cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
redhat	quickstart_cloud_installer	-	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:quickstart_cloud_installer:-:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux	-	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-:::::::*

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92655

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370315

Social References

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

CVSS3

8.4

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

31.6%

JSON

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