CVE-2016-4982

low-risk

Published 2017-07-17

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.

Do I need to act?

0.08% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 4.7/10 Medium

LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Authd

Affected Vendors

Teether

References (2)

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346051

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low-risk

Severity 12/34 · Low

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal