CVE-2016-4455

subscription-manager: sensitive world readable files in /var/lib/rhsm/

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · May 25, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

It was found that subscription-manager set weak permissions on files in /var/lib/rhsm/, causing an information disclosure. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to access sensitive data that could potentially be used in a social engineering attack.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 1.7
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource