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CVE-2016-8647 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module before 2.2.1.0, which may fail to correctly change a password in certain circumstances. Thus the previous password would still be active when it should have been changed.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score

CNA: Red Hat, Inc.

Base Score: 2.2 LOW

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

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.0 MEDIUM

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685	Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	NIST Red Hat, Inc.

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Change History

9 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:26:26 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Description	An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module which may fail to correctly change a password in certain circumstances. Thus the previous password would still be active when it should have been changed.	An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module before 2.2.1.0, which may fail to correctly change a password in certain circumstances. Thus the previous password would still be active when it should have been changed.
Removed	CVSS V2	Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Added	CWE		Red Hat, Inc. CWE-20
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8647 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	CVSS V2 Reason	AC-Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts

Initial Analysis by NIST 9/21/2018 12:05:28 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Added	CWE		CWE-20
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.1.0
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.1:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685 Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388 Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-8647
NVD Published Date:
07/26/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2016-8647 Detail

Description

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Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:59:45 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 12:07:33 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/26/2024 1:02:23 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:26:26 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 11:17:48 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/11/2020 6:09:35 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/09/2019 7:20:08 PM

Initial Analysis by NIST 9/21/2018 12:05:28 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 7/27/2018 9:29:01 PM

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