CVE-2016-5432

The ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine 4.0...

3.3 LowFix available

The ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine 4.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive database provisioning information by reading log files.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

The ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine 4.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive database provisioning information by reading log files.

Record: CVE-2016-5432
CVSS 3.0: 3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine 4.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive database provisioning information by reading log files.

Record: CVE-2016-5432
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6376 No score

The ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine 4.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive database provisioning information by reading log files.

Record: EUVD-2016-6376
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8pc7-rggg-xw6r 3.3

The ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine 4.0...

The ovirt-engine-provisiondb utility in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Engine 4.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive database provisioning information by reading log files.

Record: GHSA-8pc7-rggg-xw6r
CVSS 3.0: 3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2016:1967 5.9

Red Hat Security Advisory: org.ovirt.engine-root security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record: RHSA-2016:1967
CVSS 3.0: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redhat enterprise virtualization

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-backend` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-dbscripts` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl-javadoc` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-lib` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-restapi` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-setup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-base` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-tools` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-tools-backup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-userportal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-userportal-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev
`rhevm` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	before 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev	0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev

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-2016-5432 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Redhat Enterprise Virtualization, published October 3, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in ovirt-engine 0:4.0.4.4-0.1.el7ev.

References

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