Information disclosure in Libuser
CVE-2012-5644
libuser has information disclosure when moving user's home directory
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libuser — versions Fixed in 1:0.60
- Libuser Project
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 5.0, 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5644 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102068.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5644 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5644?
- CVE-2012-5644 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libuser, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2012-5644?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.