CVE-2014-0189

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

2.1 LowFix available

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

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

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

Record: CVE-2014-0189
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-310
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2014-0189
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-0241 No score

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

Record: EUVD-2014-0241
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x826-pxrg-mq9q No score

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

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

Record: GHSA-x826-pxrg-mq9q
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`virt-who` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client	before 0:0.9-6.el5	0:0.9-6.el5
`virt-who` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server	before 0:0.9-6.el5	0:0.9-6.el5
`virt-who` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:0.10-8.el6	0:0.10-8.el6
`virt-who` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:0.10-8.el6	0:0.10-8.el6
`virt-who` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:0.10-8.el6	0:0.10-8.el6
`virt-who` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:0.10-8.el6	0:0.10-8.el6
`virt-who` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:0.11-5.el7	0:0.11-5.el7
`virt-who` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:0.11-5.el7	0:0.11-5.el7
`virt-who` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:0.11-5.el7	0:0.11-5.el7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-0189 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Virt-who Project Virt-who, published May 2, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in virt-who 0:0.9-6.el5.

References

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