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CVE-2017-2621

Published: Jul 27, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-552
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Orchestration (heat) service before 8.0.0, 6.1.0 and 7.0.2 where a service log directory was improperly made world readable. A malicious system user could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-552CWE-532

Affected Products

heatopenstack
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
openstackredhat
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
openstack-heatRed Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openstackoss-projectUSCloud & SaaSaka openstack foundation
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Credential Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280
securityfocus.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1243
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1464
access.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 27, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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