CVE-2016-1866

Published: Apr 12, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

8.1

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.

Affected (5)

Products: Saltstack: Salt · Opensuse: Leap

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Saltstack Salt	Version 2015.8.0
Saltstack Salt	Version 2015.8.1
Saltstack Salt	Version 2015.8.2
Saltstack Salt	Version 2015.8.3

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.1

Related CWEs

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

References (4)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00034.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.4.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00034.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.4.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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