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CVE-2016-3704: Pulp before 2.8.5 uses bash's $RANDOM in an unsafe way to generate passwords.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 80.8% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: foreman (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7) 0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat; foreman-bootloaders-redhat (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7) 0:201801241201-2.el7sat; foreman-bootloaders-redhat-tftpboot (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7) 0:201801241201-2.el7sat.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to foreman (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7) 0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat; foreman-bootloaders-redhat (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7) 0:201801241201-2.el7sat; foreman-bootloaders-redhat-tftpboot (Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7) 0:201801241201-2.el7sat or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Published
Jun 13, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.9% · 80th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.9%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
fedoraprojectfedora
pulpprojectpulp

Affected versions

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

  • fedoraproject fedora24
  • pulpproject pulpup to 2.8.4 inclusive

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foremanbefore 0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-bootloaders-redhatbefore 0:201801241201-2.el7sat0:201801241201-2.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-bootloaders-redhat-tftpbootbefore 0:201801241201-2.el7sat0:201801241201-2.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-debugbefore 0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-discovery-imagebefore 1:3.4.4-1.el7sat1:3.4.4-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-installerbefore 1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-installer-katellobefore 0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-proxybefore 0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-proxy-contentbefore 0:3.4.5-15.el7sat0:3.4.5-15.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-selinuxbefore 0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7hierabefore 0:1.3.1-2.el7sat0:1.3.1-2.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katellobefore 0:3.4.5-15.el7sat0:3.4.5-15.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-certs-toolsbefore 0:2.4.0-1.el7sat0:2.4.0-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-client-bootstrapbefore 0:1.5.1-1.el7sat0:1.5.1-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-debugbefore 0:3.4.5-15.el7sat0:3.4.5-15.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-installer-basebefore 0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-selinuxbefore 0:3.0.2-1.el7sat0:3.0.2-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-servicebefore 0:3.4.5-15.el7sat0:3.4.5-15.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7kobobefore 0:0.5.1-1.el7sat0:0.5.1-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7pulpbefore 0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7pulp-admin-clientbefore 0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7pulp-dockerbefore 0:2.4.1-2.el7sat0:2.4.1-2.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7pulp-docker-admin-extensionsbefore 0:2.4.1-2.el7sat0:2.4.1-2.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7pulp-docker-pluginsbefore 0:2.4.1-2.el7sat0:2.4.1-2.el7sat

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2016-3095Jun 8, 2017 · server/bin/pulp-gen-ca-certificate in Pulp before 2.8.2 allows local users to read the generated private key.
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2016-3696Jun 13, 2017 · The pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg script in Pulp before 2.8.5 allows local users to obtain the CA key.
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2016-6342Jun 27, 2017 · elog 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to post data as any username in the logbook.
    30Monitor

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:foreman0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-bootloaders-redhat0:201801241201-2.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-bootloaders-redhat-tftpboot0:201801241201-2.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-debug0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-discovery-image1:3.4.4-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-installer1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-installer-katello0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-proxy0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-proxy-content0:3.4.5-15.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-selinux0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:hiera0:1.3.1-2.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:katello0:3.4.5-15.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package 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.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

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

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-255 · Credentials Management Errors

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

References

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