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CVE-2016-3108· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The pulp-gen-nodes-certificate script in Pulp before 2.8.3 allows local users to leak the keys or write to arbitrary files via a symlink att

The pulp-gen-nodes-certificate script in Pulp before 2.8.3 allows local users to leak the keys or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

HighCVSS 7.1 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 8, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 16th percentile
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Action score

28

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
pulpprojectpulp

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • pulpproject pulpup to 2.8.2-1 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6foremanbefore 0:1.11.0.49-1.el6sat0:1.11.0.49-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6foreman-debugbefore 0:1.11.0.49-1.el6sat0:1.11.0.49-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6foreman-installerbefore 1:1.11.0.9-1.el6sat1:1.11.0.9-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6foreman-installer-katellobefore 0:3.0.0.56-1.el6sat0:3.0.0.56-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6foreman-proxybefore 0:1.11.0.4-1.el6sat0:1.11.0.4-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6foreman-selinuxbefore 0:1.11.0.2-1.el6sat0:1.11.0.2-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6goferbefore 0:2.7.6-1.el6sat0:2.7.6-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6katellobefore 0:3.0.0-10.el6sat0:3.0.0-10.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6katello-agentbefore 0:2.5.0-5.el6sat0:2.5.0-5.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6katello-certs-toolsbefore 0:2.4.0-1.el6sat0:2.4.0-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6katello-client-bootstrapbefore 0:1.1.0-2.el6sat0:1.1.0-2.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6katello-debugbefore 0:3.0.0-10.el6sat0:3.0.0-10.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6katello-installer-basebefore 0:3.0.0.56-1.el6sat0:3.0.0.56-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6katello-selinuxbefore 0:3.0.1.2-1.el6sat0:3.0.1.2-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6katello-servicebefore 0:3.0.0-10.el6sat0:3.0.0-10.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6libqpid-dispatchbefore 0:0.4-13.el6sat0:0.4-13.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6pulpbefore 0:2.8.3.3-1.el6sat0:2.8.3.3-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6pulp-admin-clientbefore 0:2.8.3.3-1.el6sat0:2.8.3.3-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6pulp-dockerbefore 0:2.0.1.1-1.el6sat0:2.0.1.1-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6pulp-docker-admin-extensionsbefore 0:2.0.1.1-1.el6sat0:2.0.1.1-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6pulp-docker-pluginsbefore 0:2.0.1.1-1.el6sat0:2.0.1.1-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6pulp-katellobefore 0:1.0.1-1.el6sat0:1.0.1-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6pulp-nodes-childbefore 0:2.8.3.3-1.el6sat0:2.8.3.3-1.el6sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6pulp-nodes-commonbefore 0:2.8.3.3-1.el6sat0:2.8.3.3-1.el6sat

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Same product

pulpproject: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-7143Pulpcore: rbac permissions incorrectly assigned in tasks that create objects
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2015-5263pulp-consumer-client 2.4.0 through 2.6.3 does not check the server's TLS certificate signatures when retrieving the server's public key upon
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2016-3112client/consumer/cli.py in Pulp before 2.8.3 writes consumer private keys to etc/pki/pulp/consumer/consumer-cert.pem as world-readable, which
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1090In Pulp before version 2.16.2, secrets are passed into override_config when triggering a task and then become readable to all users with rea
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2013-7450Pulp before 2.3.0 uses the same the same certificate authority key and certificate for all installations.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2018-10917pulp 2.16.x and possibly older is vulnerable to an improper path parsing.
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:foreman0:1.11.0.49-1.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-debug0:1.11.0.49-1.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-installer1:1.11.0.9-1.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-installer-katello0:3.0.0.56-1.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-proxy0:1.11.0.4-1.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-selinux0:1.11.0.2-1.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:gofer0:2.7.6-1.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:katello0:3.0.0-10.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:katello-agent0:2.5.0-5.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:katello-certs-tools0:2.4.0-1.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:katello-client-bootstrap0:1.1.0-2.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:katello-debug0:3.0.0-10.el6sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.1::el6Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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