CVE-2015-8559

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Published Sep 21, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:chef:chef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8438	The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.929% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/14
https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-infra-client-15-4-45-released/16081
https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3871
https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/8885

History

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Subscriptions

Chef Chef

Weaknesses

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 21, 2017, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM
Reserved: Dec 14, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 21, 2017, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM

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