CVE-2016-4982 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition to read the ident key due to weak file permissions during creation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-4982?
CVE-2016-4982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
authd sets weak permissions for /etc/ident.key, which allows local users to obtain the key by leveraging a race condition between the creation of the key, and the chmod to protect it.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4982?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Teether Authd.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4982?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4982 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-4982 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4982 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as CVE-2016-4981, GHSA-637c-5c76-f4m8.