VDB-132433 · CVE-2018-16856 · Qualys 237155

Red Hat OpenStack Platform Director/openstack-octavia Log File log file

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat OpenStack Platform Director and openstack-octavia (Cloud Software) (version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Log File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In a default Red Hat Openstack Platform Director installation, openstack-octavia before versions openstack-octavia 2.0.2-5 and openstack-octavia-3.0.1-0.20181009115732 creates log files that are readable by all users. Sensitive information such as private keys can appear in these log files allowing for information exposure.

The weakness was presented 03/26/2019 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-16856 since 09/11/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 237155 (Red Hat Update for openstack-octavia (RHSA-2019:0593)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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09/11/2018 🔍
03/26/2019 +196 days 🔍
03/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/21/2020 +421 days 🔍

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Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-16856 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2019 06:38
Updated: 05/21/2020 16:23
Changes: 03/27/2019 06:38 (58), 05/21/2020 16:23 (1)
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