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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.5

CVE-2016-3696 json

The pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg script in Pulp before 2.8.5 allows local users to obtain the CA key.

published 2017-06-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4718

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg script in Pulp before 2.8.5 allows local users to obtain the CA key.

Patch / fix

  • kobo satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 0.5.1-1.el7sat
  • pulp satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 2.13.4.6-1.el7sat
  • hiera satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 1.3.1-2.el7sat
  • foreman satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 1.15.6.34-1.el7sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 3.4.5-15.el7sat
  • pulp-rpm satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 2.13.4.8-1.el7sat
  • candlepin satellite 6.3 2.1.14-1.el7
  • satellite satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 6.3.0-23.0.el7sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0336

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-2016-3696 updated cvss 6.5

pulp: Leakage of CA key in pulp-qpid-ssl-cfg

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.3 kobo 0.5.1-1.el7sat, hiera 1.3.1-2.el7sat, candlepin 2.1.14-1.el7, pulp 2.13.4.6-1.el7sat, katello 3.4.5-15.el7sat, foreman 1.15.6.34-1.el7sat, +107 more Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.3 kobo 0.5.1-1.el7sat, hiera 1.3.1-2.el7sat, pulp 2.13.4.6-1.el7sat, katello 3.4.5-15.el7sat, foreman 1.15.6.34-1.el7sat, pulp-docker 2.4.1-2.el7sat, +77 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0336

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Exploit prediction

0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns 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.