CVE-2016-5432 Information disclosure in n/a
Low 3.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5432 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-5432 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5432 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5432/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5432/index.md)
Local attackers can read log files to obtain sensitive database provisioning information from the ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5432?
CVE-2016-5432 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine 4.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive database provisioning information by reading log files.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5432?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (22)
ovirt-engine Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-backend Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-dbscripts Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl-javadoc Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-lib Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-restapi Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-setup Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-setup-base Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxy Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-tools Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-tools-backup Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-userportal Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-userportal-debuginfo Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helper Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal-debuginfo Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
rhevm Red Hat:rhev_manager:4 | All versions | 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev |
Products include Redhat Enterprise Virtualization.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5432?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-5432 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5432 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8pc7-rggg-xw6r, RHSA-2016:1967.