Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Affecting dogtag-pki package, versions <10.10.6-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-DOGTAGPKI-1300253
  • published5 Jun 2021
  • disclosed16 Feb 2022

Introduced: 5 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-3551  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-312  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable dogtag-pki to version 10.10.6-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dogtag-pki package and not the dogtag-pki package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the PKI-server, where the spkispawn command, when run in debug mode, stores admin credentials in the installation log file. This flaw allows a local attacker to retrieve the file to obtain the admin password and gain admin privileges to the Dogtag CA manager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CVSS Scores

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