What is CVE-2012-3462?

CVE-2012-3462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sssd, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2012-3462?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Sssd

CVE-2012-3462

A flaw was found in SSSD version 1.9.0. The SSSD's access-provider logic causes the result of the HBAC rule processing to be ignored in the event that the access-provider is also handling the setup of the user's SELinux user context.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.016 (72.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sssd — versions 1.9.0
Fedoraproject Sssd — versions 1.9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3462?: CVE-2012-3462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sssd, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2012-3462?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.