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CVE-2016-4996

Published: Jul 17, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
1.9 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
6.2 MODERATE
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V3
7.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4996
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html

discovery-debug in Foreman before 6.2 when the ssh service has been enabled on discovered nodes displays the root password in plaintext in the system journal when used to log in, which allows local users with access to the system journal to obtain the root password by reading the system journal, or by clicking Logs on the console.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SatelliteRedhat6.3 (including)6.3 (including)
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatcandlepin-0:2.1.14-1.el7*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-bootloaders-redhat-0:201801241201-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-discovery-image-0:3.4.4-1*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-installer-1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-proxy-0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-selinux-0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHathiera-0:1.3.1-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkatello-0:3.4.5-15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkatello-certs-tools-0:2.4.0-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkatello-client-bootstrap-0:1.5.1-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkatello-installer-base-0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkatello-selinux-0:3.0.2-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkobo-0:0.5.1-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-docker-0:2.4.1-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-katello-0:1.0.2-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-ostree-0:1.2.1.1-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-puppet-0:2.13.4-3.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-rpm-0:2.13.4.8-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpuppet-foreman_scap_client-0:0.3.16-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpython-zope-interface-0:4.0.5-4.el7*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatredhat-access-insights-puppet-0:0.0.9-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-foreman_scap_client-0:0.3.0-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-kafo-0:2.0.2-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-kafo_parsers-0:0.1.6-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-kafo_wizards-0:0.0.1-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_dhcp_remote_isc-0:0.0.2.1-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_discovery-0:1.0.4-3.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_discovery_image-0:1.0.9-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow-0:0.1.10-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_openscap-0:0.6.9-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_pulp-0:1.3.0-1.git.0.b5c2768.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_remote_execution_ssh-0:0.1.6-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-tilt-0:1.3.7-2.git.0.3b416c9.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatsatellite-0:6.3.0-23.0.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatsatellite-installer-0:6.3.0.12-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-bastion-0:5.1.1.4-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_bootdisk-0:10.0.2.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_discovery-0:9.1.5.3-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_docker-0:3.1.0.3-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_hooks-0:0.3.14-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_openscap-0:0.7.11-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman-redhat_access-0:2.0.13-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_remote_execution-0:1.3.7.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_remote_execution_core-0:1.0.6-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman-tasks-0:0.9.6.4-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman-tasks-core-0:0.1.8-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_templates-0:5.0.1-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_theme_satellite-0:1.0.4.16-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_virt_who_configure-0:0.1.9-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli-0:0.11.0.1-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_csv-0:2.3.0-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman-0:0.11.0.5-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_admin-0:0.0.8-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_bootdisk-0:0.1.3.3-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_discovery-0:1.0.0-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_docker-0:0.0.6-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_openscap-0:0.1.5-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_remote_execution-0:0.0.6-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_tasks-0:0.0.12-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_virt_who_configure-0:0.0.3-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_katello-0:0.11.3.5-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-katello-0:3.4.5.58-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-ovirt_provision_plugin-0:1.0.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow_core-0:0.1.10-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatcandlepin-0:2.1.14-1.el7*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-bootloaders-redhat-0:201801241201-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-discovery-image-0:3.4.4-1*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-installer-1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-proxy-0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatforeman-selinux-0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHathiera-0:1.3.1-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkatello-0:3.4.5-15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkatello-certs-tools-0:2.4.0-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkatello-client-bootstrap-0:1.5.1-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkatello-installer-base-0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkatello-selinux-0:3.0.2-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatkobo-0:0.5.1-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-docker-0:2.4.1-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-katello-0:1.0.2-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-ostree-0:1.2.1.1-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-puppet-0:2.13.4-3.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpulp-rpm-0:2.13.4.8-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpuppet-foreman_scap_client-0:0.3.16-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatpython-zope-interface-0:4.0.5-4.el7*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatredhat-access-insights-puppet-0:0.0.9-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-foreman_scap_client-0:0.3.0-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-kafo-0:2.0.2-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-kafo_parsers-0:0.1.6-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-kafo_wizards-0:0.0.1-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_dhcp_remote_isc-0:0.0.2.1-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_discovery-0:1.0.4-3.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_discovery_image-0:1.0.9-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow-0:0.1.10-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_openscap-0:0.6.9-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_pulp-0:1.3.0-1.git.0.b5c2768.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-smart_proxy_remote_execution_ssh-0:0.1.6-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatrubygem-tilt-0:1.3.7-2.git.0.3b416c9.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatsatellite-0:6.3.0-23.0.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHatsatellite-installer-0:6.3.0.12-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-bastion-0:5.1.1.4-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_bootdisk-0:10.0.2.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_discovery-0:9.1.5.3-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_docker-0:3.1.0.3-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_hooks-0:0.3.14-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_openscap-0:0.7.11-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman-redhat_access-0:2.0.13-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_remote_execution-0:1.3.7.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_remote_execution_core-0:1.0.6-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman-tasks-0:0.9.6.4-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman-tasks-core-0:0.1.8-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_templates-0:5.0.1-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_theme_satellite-0:1.0.4.16-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-foreman_virt_who_configure-0:0.1.9-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli-0:0.11.0.1-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_csv-0:2.3.0-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman-0:0.11.0.5-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_admin-0:0.0.8-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_bootdisk-0:0.1.3.3-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_discovery-0:1.0.0-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_docker-0:0.0.6-2.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_openscap-0:0.1.5-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_remote_execution-0:0.0.6-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_tasks-0:0.0.12-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_virt_who_configure-0:0.0.3-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_katello-0:0.11.3.5-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-katello-0:3.4.5.58-1.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-ovirt_provision_plugin-0:1.0.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat*
Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7RedHattfm-rubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow_core-0:0.1.10-1.fm1_15.el7sat*

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