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Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-5578
Python keyring has insecure permissions on new databases allowing world-readable...
Vulnerability Description
Python keyring has insecure permissions on new databases allowing world-readable files to be created
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
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References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5578
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5578
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/4
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5578
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5578
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-keyring/+bug/1031465
Affected Vendor
Python
View all reports →Affected Software
Python keyring
Vulnerable Versions:
<= 0.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 25th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.