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Local attacker can use this to obtain sensitive information from these files, such as encryption keys or credentials.","A local information disclosure issue was found in dracut before 045 when generating initramfs images with world-readable permissions when 'early cpio' is use...","2018-08-01T13:29:00.263","2023-02-12T23:26:16.407",7.8,"CVSS:3.0\u002FAV:L\u002FAC:L\u002FPR:L\u002FUI:N\u002FS:U\u002FC:H\u002FI:H\u002FA:H",{"CVSSMetricV31":15,"CVSSMetricV30":16,"CVSSMetricV2":39,"CVSSMetricV40":15},null,[17,29],{"Source":18,"Type":19,"CVSSData":20,"ExploitabilityScore":27,"ImpactScore":28},"nvd@nist.gov","Primary",{"Version":21,"VectorString":13,"AttackVector":22,"AttackComplexity":23,"PrivilegesRequired":23,"UserInteraction":24,"Scope":25,"ConfidentialityImpact":26,"IntegrityImpact":26,"AvailabilityImpact":26,"BaseScore":12,"BaseSeverity":26,"ExploitCodeMaturity":15,"RemediationLevel":15,"ReportConfidence":15,"TemporalScore":15,"TemporalSeverity":15,"ConfidentialityRequirement":15,"IntegrityRequirement":15,"AvailabilityRequirement":15,"ModifiedAttackVector":15,"ModifiedAttackComplexity":15,"ModifiedPrivilegesRequired":15,"ModifiedUserInteraction":15,"ModifiedScope":15,"ModifiedConfidentialityImpact":15,"ModifiedIntegrityImpact":15,"ModifiedAvailabilityImpact":15,"EnvironmentalScore":15,"EnvironmentalSeverity":15},"3.0","LOCAL","LOW","NONE","UNCHANGED","HIGH",1.8,5.9,{"Source":30,"Type":31,"CVSSData":32,"ExploitabilityScore":37,"ImpactScore":38},"secalert@redhat.com","Secondary",{"Version":21,"VectorString":33,"AttackVector":22,"AttackComplexity":23,"PrivilegesRequired":23,"UserInteraction":34,"Scope":25,"ConfidentialityImpact":26,"IntegrityImpact":24,"AvailabilityImpact":24,"BaseScore":35,"BaseSeverity":36,"ExploitCodeMaturity":15,"RemediationLevel":15,"ReportConfidence":15,"TemporalScore":15,"TemporalSeverity":15,"ConfidentialityRequirement":15,"IntegrityRequirement":15,"AvailabilityRequirement":15,"ModifiedAttackVector":15,"ModifiedAttackComplexity":15,"ModifiedPrivilegesRequired":15,"ModifiedUserInteraction":15,"ModifiedScope":15,"ModifiedConfidentialityImpact":15,"ModifiedIntegrityImpact":15,"ModifiedAvailabilityImpact":15,"EnvironmentalScore":15,"EnvironmentalSeverity":15},"CVSS:3.0\u002FAV:L\u002FAC:L\u002FPR:L\u002FUI:R\u002FS:U\u002FC:H\u002FI:N\u002FA:N","REQUIRED",5,"MEDIUM",1.3,3.6,[40],{"Source":18,"Type":19,"CVSSData":41,"BaseSeverity":23,"ExploitabilityScore":46,"ImpactScore":47,"ACInsufInfo":15,"ObtainAllPrivilege":15,"ObtainUserPrivilege":15,"ObtainOtherPrivilege":15,"UserInteractionRequired":15},{"Version":42,"VectorString":43,"AccessVector":22,"AccessComplexity":23,"Authentication":24,"ConfidentialityImpact":44,"IntegrityImpact":24,"AvailabilityImpact":24,"BaseScore":45,"BaseSeverity":15,"Exploitability":15,"RemediationLevel":15,"ReportConfidence":15,"TemporalScore":15,"CollateralDamagePotential":15,"TargetDistribution":15,"ConfidentialityRequirement":15,"IntegrityRequirement":15,"AvailabilityRequirement":15,"EnvironmentalScore":15},"2.0","AV:L\u002FAC:L\u002FAu:N\u002FC:P\u002FI:N\u002FA:N","PARTIAL",2.1,3.9,2.9,0.00309,[48,48,48,48,48,48,48],"High",[52],{"vendor":53,"product":54,"version":55,"criteria":56,"vulnerable":4},"dracut_project","dracut","*","cpe:2.3:a:dracut_project:dracut:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",1,[59,66,71,76],{"url":60,"source":61,"tags":62},"http:\u002F\u002Fseclists.org\u002Foss-sec\u002F2016\u002Fq4\u002F352","Seclists",[63,64,65],"Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory",{"url":67,"source":68,"tags":69},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.securityfocus.com\u002Fbid\u002F94128","Securityfocus",[65,70],"VDB Entry",{"url":72,"source":73,"tags":74},"https:\u002F\u002Fbugzilla.redhat.com\u002Fshow_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637","Red Hat",[63,75,65],"Issue Tracking",{"url":77,"source":78,"tags":79},"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fdracutdevs\u002Fdracut\u002Fcommit\u002F0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4","GitHub",[80,65],"Patch",4,[83,91],{"id":84,"name":85,"description":86,"extendedDescription":87,"status":88,"abstraction":89,"structure":90},"CWE-200","Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor","The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.","There are many different kinds of mistakes that introduce information exposures. The severity of the error can range widely, depending on the context in which the product operates, the type of sensitive information that is revealed, and the benefits it may provide to an attacker.  Some kinds of sensitive information include:\nInformation might be sensitive to different parties, each of which may have their own expectations for whether the information should be protected.  These parties include:\nInformation exposures can occur in different ways:\nIt is common practice to describe any loss of confidentiality as an \"information exposure,\" but this can lead to overuse of CWE-200 in CWE mapping. From the CWE perspective, loss of confidentiality is a technical impact that can arise from dozens of different weaknesses, such as insecure file permissions or out-of-bounds read.  CWE-200 and its lower-level descendants are intended to cover the mistakes that occur in behaviors that explicitly manage, store, transfer, or cleanse sensitive information.","Draft","Class","Simple",{"id":92,"name":93,"description":94,"extendedDescription":95,"status":88,"abstraction":89,"structure":90},"CWE-732","Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource","The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.","When a resource is given a permission setting that provides access to a wider range of actors than required, it could lead to the exposure of sensitive information, or the modification of that resource by unintended parties. This is especially dangerous when the resource is related to program configuration, execution, or sensitive user data. For example, consider a misconfigured storage account for the cloud that can be read or written by a public or anonymous user.",2,false,[],{"title":100,"metaDescription":101,"keywords":102,"canonicalUrl":103,"structuredData":104},"What is CVE-2016-8637? Vulnerability Analysis | Security Advisory | Precursor Intelligence","Comprehensive analysis of CVE-2016-8637, a high severity cyber security vulnerability from 2018. 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