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CVE-2015-6918

Published: 10 October 2017

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Andreas Stieger discovered that the salt has a vulnerability where it exposes sensitive informations in the log files. An attacker could use this retrieve it.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
salt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2014.8.0)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2014.8.0)
disco Not vulnerable
(2014.8.0)
precise Does not exist

upstream
Released (2015.8.0)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Not vulnerable
(2014.8.0)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.3
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N