xquest up to 2016-06-13 Password Generator random values

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in xquest up to 2016-06-13. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Password Generator. The manipulation leads to random values. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4980. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in xquest up to 2016-06-13. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Password Generator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a random values vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-330. The product uses insufficiently random numbers or values in a security context that depends on unpredictable numbers. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A password generation weakness exists in xquest through 2016-06-13.

The weakness was shared 11/27/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4980 since 05/24/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92241 (Fedora 24 : xguest (2016-372b6f936e)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (92241). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.7

VulDB Base Score: 2.9
VulDB Temp Score: 2.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Random values
CWE: CWE-330 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 92241
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : xguest (2016-372b6f936e)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for xguest FEDORA-2016-372b6f936e
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/24/2016 🔍
06/29/2016 +36 days 🔍
07/15/2016 +16 days 🔍
11/27/2019 +1230 days 🔍
11/28/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/28/2024 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-4980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146459

Entryinfo

Created: 11/28/2019 07:02 AM
Updated: 02/28/2024 05:20 PM
Changes: 11/28/2019 07:02 AM (38), 11/28/2019 07:07 AM (27), 02/28/2024 05:20 PM (4)
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Cache ID: 244:3D2:40

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