CVE-2014-0189 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2014-0189

virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users...

Vulnerability Description

virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation, virt-who
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 2nd, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.