CVE-2012-4454
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.9
Description
openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) .pkapi_xpk or (2) .pkcs11spinloc file in /tmp.
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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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.4.1+dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.4.1+dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.4.1+dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.4.1+dfsg-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.4.1+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | {"endIncluding":"2.4"} | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.2.3 | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.2.4 | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.2.4.1 | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.2.5 | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.2.6 | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.2.7 | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.2.8 | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.3.0 | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.3.1 | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.3.2 | |
| opencryptoki_project | opencryptoki | 2.3.3 | |
References
- http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9
- http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50702
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28878345
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/09/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55627
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78797
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4454
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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