Vulnerability in Fedoraproject Crypto-Utils
CVE-2012-3504
The nssconfigFound function in genkey.pl in crypto-utils 2.4.1-34 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the "list" file in the current working directory.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Crypto-Utils — versions 2.4.1-34
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/3 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55756 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79016 (vdb-entry)