2.9
LOW
CVE-2012-4454
IBM openCryptoki Local File Permission Vulnerability
Description

openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) .pkapi_xpk or (2) .pkcs11spinloc file in /tmp.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2012, 6:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

5.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-4454 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opencryptoki_project opencryptoki
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-4454.

URL Resource
http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9
http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30
http://secunia.com/advisories/50702 Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28878345
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/09/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55627
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78797
http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9
http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30
http://secunia.com/advisories/50702 Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28878345
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/09/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55627
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78797

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-4454 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-4454 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9
    Added Reference http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/50702
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28878345
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/6
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/09/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/6
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/5
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/2
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55627
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78797
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki;a=commitdiff;h=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9 [Patch]
    Removed Reference http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki;a=commitdiff;h=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30 [Exploit, Patch]
    Added Reference http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/78797 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78797 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-4454 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-4454 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability