CVE-2016-3106

pulp: Insecure creation of temporary directory when generating new CA key

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Published Apr 13, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Pulp before 2.8.3 creates a temporary directory during CA key generation in an insecure manner.

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.8.2-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4160	Pulp before 2.8.3 creates a temporary directory during CA key generation in an insecure manner.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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% (0.938% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/18/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324926
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3106
https://pulp.plan.io/issues/1827
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3106

History

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Subscriptions

Pulpproject Pulp

Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-377
Insecure Temporary File

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:47 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Apr 13, 2017, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:47 PM
Reserved: Mar 10, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 13, 2017, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM

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Red Hat Updated: May 19, 2016, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: May 19, 2016, 12:00 AM

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