#VU10741 Information disclosure in Pulp - CVE-2016-3704

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10741

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3704

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Pulp
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Pulp

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to unsafe use of Bash's $RANDOM that generates a NSS DB password and seed resulting in insufficient randomness. A remote attacker can potentially guess the seed used given enough time and compute resources.

Mitigation
Update to version 2.8.5.

Vulnerable software versions

Pulp: 2.8.0 - 2.8.4

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External links
https://docs.pulpproject.org/user-guide/release-notes/2.8.x.html#pulp-2-8-5

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.