CVE-2018-16883

Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 68.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 19
Latest updateMay 13

Description

sssd versions from 1.13.0 to before 2.0.0 did not properly restrict access to the infopipe according to the "allowed_uids" configuration parameter. If sensitive information were stored in the user directory, this could be inadvertently disclosed to local attackers.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDfedoraproject/sssd1.13.02.0.0
Debiansssd< 2.2.0-1+3
CVEListV5[unknown]/sssd2.0.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-4qf7-r2vx-jf49: sssd versions from 12022-05-13
CVEList
CVE-2018-16883: sssd versions from 12018-12-19
OSV
CVE-2018-16883: sssd versions from 12018-12-19

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
sssd: Information leak in infopipe due to an improper uid restriction2018-12-19
Debian
CVE-2018-16883: sssd - sssd versions from 1.13.0 to before 2.0.0 did not properly restrict access to th...2018

💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16883 sssd: Information leak in infopipe due to an improper uid restriction [fedora-all]2018-12-19
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16883 sssd: Information leak in infopipe due to an improper uid restriction2018-12-17