CVE-2016-5746
Detail
Deferred
This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.
Current Description
libstorage, libstorage-ng, and yast-storage improperly store passphrases for encrypted storage devices in a temporary file on disk, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file, as demonstrated by /tmp/libstorage-XXXXXX/pwdf.
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Analysis
Description
libstorage, libstorage-ng, and yast-storage improperly store passphrases for encrypted storage devices in a temporary file on disk, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file, as demonstrated by /tmp/libstorage-XXXXXX/pwdf.
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html
CVE, OpenText
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169
CVE, OpenText
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971
CVE, OpenText
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123
CVE, OpenText
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162
CVE, OpenText
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163
CVE, OpenText
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223
CVE, OpenText
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224
CVE, OpenText
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226
CVE, OpenText
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227
CVE, OpenText
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
NVD-CWE-Other
Other
NIST
Change History
8 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:54:56 PM
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Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169
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Reference
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971
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Reference
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123
Added
Reference
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162
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Reference
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163
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Reference
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223
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Reference
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224
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Reference
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226
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Reference
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227
CVE Modified by OpenText 5/14/2024 12:02:17 AM
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CVE Source Update by OpenText 11/06/2023 9:33:45 PM
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Source
SUSE
OpenText
CVE Modified by OpenText 11/06/2023 9:33:45 PM
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Reference
OpenText http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html [No types assigned]
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Reference
OpenText http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169 [No types assigned]
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OpenText https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971 [No types assigned]
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OpenText https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 [No types assigned]
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Reference
OpenText https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 [No types assigned]
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OpenText https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 [No types assigned]
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Reference
OpenText https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223 [No types assigned]
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OpenText https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224 [No types assigned]
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Reference
OpenText https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226 [No types assigned]
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Reference
OpenText https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227 [No types assigned]
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SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html
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SUSE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169
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Reference
SUSE https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971
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SUSE https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123
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SUSE https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162
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Reference
SUSE https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163
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SUSE https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223
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SUSE https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224
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SUSE https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226
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SUSE https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 10/30/2018 12:27:32 PM
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CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE Modified by SUSE 11/28/2016 3:29:12 PM
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169 [No Types Assigned]
Modified Analysis by NIST 9/28/2016 9:31:00 AM
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CVSS V3
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS V2
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
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CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage-ng:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:yast:yast-storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971 VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Patch
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Reference Type
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 Patch
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 Patch
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223 Patch
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Reference Type
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224 Patch
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Reference Type
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226 Patch
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227 Patch
Added
Evaluator Description
<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/313.html">CWE-313: Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk</a>
Initial CVE Analysis 9/27/2016 12:31:10 PM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2016-5746 NVD
Published Date: 09/26/2016 NVD
Last Modified: 04/12/2025
Source: OpenText