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CVE-2016-4983

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Date: November 5, 2019

A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users to read the contents of newly created SSL/TLS key files.

Language: C

Severity Score

3.3

Related Resources (6)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4983

Url: https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984639

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4983

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346055

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00096.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-4983

Severity Score

3.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CWE-732

Top Fix

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	3.3
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	2.1
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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