CVE-2016-4456

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    CVE-2016-4456

    Published: 8 Aug 2017Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The "GNUTLS_KEYLOGFILE" environment variable in gnutls 3.4.12 allows remote attackers to overwrite and corrupt arbitrary files in the filesystem.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/07/6, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343505

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 2d57fd211e3647cb17f76d990681d88d18a4969c
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.4.12

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High