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CVE-2016-4983 Detail

Current Description

A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users to read the contents of newly created SSL/TLS key files.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 3.3 LOW
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00096.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346055 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984639 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4983
NVD Published Date:
11/05/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/08/2019