Arbitrary Code Execution via Man-in-the-Middle Attack in Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4

CVE-2016-1866 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.

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