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high 7.1

CVE-2016-3108 json

The pulp-gen-nodes-certificate script in Pulp before 2.8.3 allows local users to leak the keys or write to arbitrary files via a symlink at…

published 2017-06-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4162

cvss
7.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The pulp-gen-nodes-certificate script in Pulp before 2.8.3 allows local users to leak the keys or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Patch / fix

  • pulp satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 2.8.3.3-1.el6sat
  • pulp satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 2.8.3.3-1.el7sat
  • gofer satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 2.7.6-1.el6sat
  • gofer satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 2.7.6-1.el7sat
  • ostree satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 2016.5-3.atomic.el7
  • puppet satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 3.8.6-2.el6sat
  • puppet satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 3.8.6-2.el7sat
  • foreman satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 1.11.0.49-1.el6sat

red hat advisories RHBA-2016:1501

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-2016-3108 updated cvss 4.7

pulp: Insecure temporary file used when generating certificate for Pulp Nodes

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.2 libtasn1 3.8-3.el7, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el6, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el7, gofer 2.7.6-1.el6sat, gofer 2.7.6-1.el7sat, qpid-cpp 0.30-11.el6, +238 more Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.2 libtasn1 3.8-3.el7, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el6, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el7, gofer 2.7.6-1.el6sat, gofer 2.7.6-1.el7sat, qpid-cpp 0.30-11.el6, +165 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2016:1501

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Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.