CVE-2017-2663

Impact:
Moderate
CWE:
CWE-270
Bugzilla:
1434100: CVE-2017-2663 subscription-manager: unsafe dbus interface
It was found that subscription-manager's DBus interface let unprivileged user access the com.redhat.RHSM1.Facts.GetFacts and com.redhat.RHSM1.Config.Set methods. An unprivileged local attacker could use these methods to gain access to private information, or launch a privilege escalation attack.

Find out more about CVE-2017-2663 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of subscription-manager as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7 as they did not include support for the DBus interface.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 8.2
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 subscription-manager Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 subscription-manager Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 subscription-manager Not affected

Acknowledgements

This issue was discovered by Cedric Buissart (Red Hat).

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