virt-who: plaintext hypervisor passwords in world-readable /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file
Published May 2, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
Configuration 2
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
virt-who-0:0.9-6.el5
Fixed · RHBA-2014:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
virt-who-0:0.10-8.el6
Fixed · RHBA-2014:1513
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
virt-who-0:0.11-5.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
virt-who
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | virt-who-0:0.9-6.el5 | Fixed | RHBA-2014:1206 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | virt-who-0:0.10-8.el6 | Fixed | RHBA-2014:1513 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | virt-who-0:0.11-5.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0430 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | virt-who | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 29.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0189 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0189
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0189
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0189 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0189 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0189 |
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