CVE-2016-3176 (GCVE-0-2016-3176)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-31 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:47
VLAI
Summary
Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.
Severity
5.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-03-23 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T23:47:58.127Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2017-01-31T18:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2016-3176",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2016-3176",
    "datePublished": "2017-01-31T19:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T23:47:58.127Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-3176",
      "date": "2026-07-16",
      "epss": "0.00873",
      "percentile": "0.54809"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2016-3176\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"published\":\"2017-01-31T19:59:00.183\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-05-13T00:24:29.033\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Salt en versiones anteriores a 2015.5.10 y 2015.8.x en versiones anteriores a 2015.8.8, cuando la autenticaci\u00f3n externa de PAM est\u00e1 habilitada, permite a atacantes eludir el servicio de autenticaci\u00f3n configurado pasando un servicio alternativo con un comando enviado a LocalClient.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV30\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.0\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\",\"baseScore\":5.6,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"LOW\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.2,\"impactScore\":3.4}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N\",\"baseScore\":4.3,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":8.6,\"impactScore\":2.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-287\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"2015.5.9\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"7446FC47-56FF-4A51-BD18-5D1850CB7452\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"072A1612-9531-4EDC-91E6-4BA8EDB73197\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"4FD2D2C8-6675-47BF-9218-940802B6B0E5\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"1C778BCA-9BAA-4711-A331-D231CDA83F78\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"46DB7774-ADC3-402E-86DB-D9F5C1E21F53\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"DFD0BFE1-3406-47DA-B169-056DAE6F8D49\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"99831A40-E83D-4DD9-8917-881C24152926\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"304437DB-0092-4F64-8618-6CCCACF97DA3\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]}]}}",
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-05-13T01:21:42+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2016-3176",
      "id": "CVE-2016-3176",
      "initial_release_date": "2016-03-23T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "2",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "salt: insecure configuration of PAM external authentication service",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-3176.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.