CVE-2014-0189 (GCVE-0-2014-0189)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-05-02 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
Date Public
2014-04-28 00:00
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