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Status published
Low
CVE-2012-4454
openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to...
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.
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.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/09/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50702
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55627
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/2
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28878345
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78797
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/2
- http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30
- http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/6
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.4.1, 2.2.5, 2.2.6, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 10th, 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.