Privilege escalation in Cloud-Init
CVE-2012-6639
An privilege elevation vulnerability exists in Cloud-init before 0.7.0 when requests to an untrusted system are submitted for EC2 instance data.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cloud-Init — versions before 0.7.0
- Canonical Cloud-Init
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6639 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6639 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/06/7 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66019/references (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6639?
- CVE-2012-6639 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloud-Init, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2012-6639?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.