CVE-2012-0279 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-0279

Quest Toad for Data Analysts 3.0.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone:...

Vulnerability Description

Quest Toad for Data Analysts 3.0.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Quest Shared directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

toad for data analysts
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0.1

Timeline

Official Publish: May 1st, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.