// For flags

CVE-2016-3704

pulp: Unsafe use of bash $RANDOM for NSS DB password and seed

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Pulp before 2.8.5 uses bash's $RANDOM in an unsafe way to generate passwords.

Pulp en sus versiones anteriores a 2.8.5 usa la varible $RANDOM del bash de manera insegura para la generación de contraseñas.

Pulp makes unsafe use of Bash's $RANDOM to generate a NSS DB password and seed resulting in insufficient randomness. An attacker could potentially guess the seed used given enough time and compute resources.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-03-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-06-13 CVE Published
  • 2023-05-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors
  • CWE-330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 24
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "24"
-
Affected
Pulpproject
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 Pulp
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 <= 2.8.4
Search vendor "Pulpproject" for product "Pulp" and version " <= 2.8.4"
-
Affected