Vulnerability in Libuser
CVE-2012-5630
libuser 0.56 and 0.57 has a TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libuser — versions 0.56, 0.57
- Libuser Project — versions 0.57, 0.58
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 5.0, 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5630 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5630 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102068.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/59285 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5630?
- CVE-2012-5630 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libuser, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2019-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2012-5630?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.