Vulnerability CVE-2016-4455
Published: 2017-04-14

Description:
The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin uses weak permissions (755) for subscription-manager cache directories, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directories.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Redhat -> Enterprise linux hpc node 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux server 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux desktop 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux workstation 
Candlepinproject -> Subscription manager 

 References:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2592.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0698.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93926
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038083
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/blob/subscription-manager-1.17.7-1/subscription-manager.spec
https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31
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