Medium severity4.8OSV Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-2665
CVE-2017-2665
Description
The skyring-setup command creates random password for mongodb skyring database but it writes password in plain text to /etc/skyring/skyring.conf file which is owned by root but read by local user. Any local user who has access to system running skyring service will be able to get password in plain text.
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97612nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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