CVE-2016-6249 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2016-6249 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 20/02/2017 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2016
Source: f5 | Vendor: F5 Networks | Product: F5 BIG-IP, REST Framework Logging
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2016-6249 Description

F5 BIG-IP 12.0.0 and 11.5.0 - 11.6.1 REST requests which timeout during user account authentication may log sensitive attributes such as passwords in plaintext to /var/log/restjavad.0.log. It may allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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    Confidentiality Impact (C)*
    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Information Leak / Disclosure
Source: F5 Networks

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).