REST client for Ruby (aka rest-client) before 1.7.3 logs usernames and passwords, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-3448 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 | rubygem-rest-client | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 | ruby193-rubygem-rest-client | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | ruby193-rubygem-rest-client | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-rest-client | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ruby193-rubygem-rest-client | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | rubygem-rest-client | Will not fix |
| OpenStack 6 Installer for RHEL 7 | ruby193-rubygem-rest-client | Will not fix |
| OpenStack 6 Installer for RHEL 7 | rubygem-rest-client | Will not fix |
The permissions on log files can be changed, e.g. using "chmod o-rwx" to prevent anyone but the user and group owner of the file from reading it. Additionally the group permissions can also be removed, e.g. "chmod g-rwx" if only the user owning the file should be able to see it.
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