CVE-2016-9963

Description

It was found that Exim leaked DKIM signing private keys to the "mainlog" log file. As a result, an attacker with access to system log files could potentially access these leaked DKIM private keys.

Statement

This flaw does not affect the version of Exim shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 because it is not built with DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) support.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score5.35.9N/A
Attack VectorNetworkNetworkN/A
Attack ComplexityLowHighN/A
Privileges RequiredNoneNoneN/A
User InteractionNoneNoneN/A
ScopeUnchangedUnchangedN/A
ConfidentialityLowHighN/A
Integrity ImpactNoneNoneN/A
Availability ImpactNoneNoneN/A

Vector

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

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

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

CWE-200

Confidentiality

Technical Impact: Read Application Data

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