CVE-2016-3693
high
CVSS v3
8.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.1
Description
safemode gem allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via the inspect method
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| safemode_project | safemode | {"endIncluding":"1.2.3"} | |
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/119
- http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/14635
- http://rubysec.com/advisories/CVE-2016-3693/
- http://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-3693
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/8
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336
- https://github.com/svenfuchs/safemode/commit/0f764a1720a3a68fd2842e21377c8bfad6d7126f
- https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/82f9b93c54f72c5814df6bab7fad057eab65b2f2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3693
- https://github.com/svenfuchs/safemode
- http://rubysec.com/advisories/CVE-2016-3693
CWEs
CWE-200 CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.