CVE-2016-3176 Information

Description

Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8 when PAM external authentication is enabled allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

LOW

Base Severity

5.6