CVE-2016-5411

CRITICAL

Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer - Unprotected Root Password Exposure via World-Readable Config File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

/var/lib/ovirt-engine/setup/engine-DC-config.py in Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) before 1.0 GA is created world readable and contains the root password of the deployed system.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1366412
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92669

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0228
EPSS Percentile 81.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-255
Status published
Products (1)
redhat/quickstart_cloud_installer 0.9
Published Jun 13, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026