CVE-2012-4453

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 None
Description
dracut.sh in dracut, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora 16 and 17, and possibly other products, creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2012-4453
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-10-09T23:55:05
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T00:26:12
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-276 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/276.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:dracut_project:dracut:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 024
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git;a=commit;h=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4453
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4453
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:09:17 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 01:04:00 2023-02-13T00:26:12 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 01:04:00 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated