CVE-2012-2679
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
Description
Red Hat Network (RHN) Configuration Client (rhncfg-client) in rhncfg before 5.10.27-8 uses weak permissions (world-readable) for /var/log/rhncfg-actions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information about the rhncfg-client actions by reading the file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | rhncfg | {"endIncluding":"5.10.27"} | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1369.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50978
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027661
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=825275
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79260
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1369.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50978
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027661
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=825275
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79260
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.