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CVE-2016-8647 Detail

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.


Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  4.9 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/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


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Note: It is possible that the NVD CVSS may not match that of the CNA. The most common reason for this is that publicly available information does not provide sufficient detail or that information simply was not available at the time the CVSS vector string was assigned.

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Hyperlink Resource
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://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST   Provider acceptance level Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-8647
NVD Published Date:
07/26/2018
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.