Privilege escalation in Mom

CVE-2012-4480

mom creates world-writable pid files in /var/run

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.004 (28.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mom — versions through 2012-10-05
Ovirt Mom
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 17, 18

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4480?: CVE-2012-4480 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mom, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2012-4480?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.