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CVE-2015-0257

Published: May 1, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
2.1LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Manager before 3.5.1 uses weak permissions on the directories shared by the ovirt-engine-dwhd service and a plugin during service startup, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directory.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise virtualization managerOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032231
securitytracker.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0888.html
rhn.redhat.com

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