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CVE-2014-0189 Detail

Modified

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Description

virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 2.1 LOW

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286	Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732	Issue Tracking

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-310	Cryptographic Issues	NIST

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 7:36:12 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Removed	CVSS V2	Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Changed	Description	It was discovered that the /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file, which may contain hypervisor authentication credentials, was world-readable. A local user could use this flaw to obtain authentication credentials from this file.	virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014:1206 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014:1513 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0430 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0189 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 3:16:47 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Changed	Description	virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.	It was discovered that the /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file, which may contain hypervisor authentication credentials, was world-readable. A local user could use this flaw to obtain authentication credentials from this file.
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014:1206 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014:1513 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0430 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0189 [No Types Assigned]

Modified Analysis by NIST 8/26/2016 8:02:59 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:a:virt-who_project:virt-who:-:::::::	Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0::::::: Configuration 2 OR cpe:2.3:a:virt-who_project:virt-who:-:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286 Issue Tracking
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732 Issue Tracking

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-0189
NVD Published Date:
05/02/2014
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2014-0189 Detail

Description

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Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 11:06:37 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 7:36:12 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 3:16:47 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 8/26/2016 8:02:59 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/17/2015 10:00:02 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 5/05/2014 9:25:17 AM

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