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CVE-2012-3449
Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/...
Vulnerability Description
Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local users to delete and overwrite arbitrary files.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54789
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845350
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54794
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/6
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683665
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77417
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/6
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.4.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 7th, 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.