CVE-2012-3512
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
Description
Munin before 2.0.6 stores plugin state files that run as root in the same group-writable directory as non-root plugins, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by replacing a state file, as demonstrated using the smart_ plugin.
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.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.0.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.0.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.0.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.0.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.0.6-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| munin-monitoring | munin | {"endIncluding":"2.0.5"} | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-beta1 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-beta2 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-beta3 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-beta4 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-beta5 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-beta6 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-beta7 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-rc1 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-rc2 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-rc3 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-rc4 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-rc5 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-rc6 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0-rc7 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0.0 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0.1 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0.2 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0.3 | |
| munin-monitoring | munin | 2.0.4 | |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=684075
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086375.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088239.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088260.html
- http://www.munin-monitoring.org/ticket/1234
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55698
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1622-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3512
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.