CVE-2016-6494
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
Find out more about CVE-2016-6494 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 | mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-mongodb26-mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-mongodb30upg-mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | mongodb24-mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-mongodb32-mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | mongodb | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) | mongodb | Will not fix |
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