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CVE-2014-0189 json

virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by readin…

published 2014-05-02 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-0241

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.

Patch / fix

  • virt-who RHEL 7 0.11-5.el7
  • virt-who RHEL 6 0.10-8.el6
  • virt-who RHEL 5 VIRTUALIZATION 0.9-6.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0430RHBA-2014:1513RHBA-2014:1206

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-0189 updated cvss 2.1

virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 virt-who
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) virt-who 0.11-5.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0430
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) virt-who 0.10-8.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2014:1513
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) virt-who 0.9-6.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2014:1206
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) virt-who 0.10-8.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) virt-who 0.10-8.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2014:1513
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) virt-who 0.11-5.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0430
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server) virt-who 0.9-6.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2014:1206
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) virt-who 0.10-8.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2014:1513
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) virt-who 0.11-5.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0430

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Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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