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CVE-2015-8559

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Published: Sep 21, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.

Affected (1)

Products: Chef: Chef
Chef
1 product
Chef
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Chef
Before 15.4.45

Related CWEs

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (8)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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