CVE-2016-0707 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The agent in Apache Ambari before 2.1.2 uses weak permissions for the (1) /var/lib/ambari-agent/data and (2) /var/lib/ambari-agent/keys directories, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directories.

Published: 2016-05-18

Score: 3.3 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:ambari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-0741	The agent in Apache Ambari before 2.1.2 uses weak permissions for the (1) /var/lib/ambari-agent/data and (2) /var/lib/ambari-agent/keys directories, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directories.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00057.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.1.2

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Ambari

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-05-18T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:30:03.587Z

Reserved: 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0707

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-18T14:59:01.770

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-0707

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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