CVE-2014-0189
published 2014-05-02CVE-2014-0189: virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.
PriorityP45low2.1CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCPINAN
EPSS
0.39%
30.6th percentile
virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_redhat2.1LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-x826-pxrg-mq9q: virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2014-0189 [LOW] GHSA-x826-pxrg-mq9q: virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file
virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.
Red Hat
virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file
vendor_redhat·2014-03-26·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2014-0189 [LOW] CWE-732 virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file
virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file
virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.
It was discovered that the /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file, which may contain hypervisor authentication credentials, was world-readable. A local user could use this flaw to obtain authentication credentials from this file.
Package: virt-who (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Affected
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-0189 virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-01-26·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2014-0189 [LOW] CVE-2014-0189 virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file [fedora-all]
CVE-2014-0189 virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file [fedora-all]
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-0189 virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file
bugzilla·2014-04-17·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2014-0189 [LOW] CVE-2014-0189 virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file
CVE-2014-0189 virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file
It was reported that "/etc/sysconfig/virt-who" is world-readable and contains plaintext passwords to connect to various hypervisors. A local attacker could use this flaw to obtain those passwords and gain access to the hypervisors.
Discussion:
Thanks for the report. Bug 1081286 is also complaint about having unencrypted passwords in world-readable files.
I'll make the file root readable only, but is it enough? I don't see any solution how virt-who can unencrypt password from configuration file.
Virt-who has to operate unattended, so asking for password is not an option. If virt-who has encrypting key somewhere (disk, source code) what will prevent attacker to read it any
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732
2014-05-02
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