CVE-2012-6472 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Medium CVE-2012-6472

Opera before 12.12 on UNIX uses weak permissions for the...

Vulnerability Description

Opera before 12.12 on UNIX uses weak permissions for the profile directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a (1) cache file, (2) password file, or (3) configuration file, or (4) possibly gain privileges by modifying or overwriting a configuration file.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2012-6472

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

More from opera

View All →
CVE-2019-18624
Opera Mini for Android allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions...
Critical 9.8
CVE-2019-13607
The Opera Mini application through 16.0.14 for iOS has a...
Medium 6.1
CVE-2019-12278
Opera through 53 on Android allows Address Bar Spoofing. Characters...
Medium 4.3
CVE-2018-6608
In the WebRTC component in Opera 51.0.2830.55, after visiting a...
Medium 4.3
CVE-2018-18913
Opera before 57.0.3098.106 is vulnerable to a DLL Search Order...
High 7.8

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

opera browser
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.00, 2.00, 2.10, 2.12, 3.00, 3.10, 3.21, 3.50, 3.51, 3.60, 3.61, 3.62, 4.00, 4.01, 4.02, 5.0, 5.02, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 6.0, 6.1, 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 6.11, 6.12, 7.0, 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.10, 7.11, 7.20, 7.21, 7.22, 7.23, 7.50, 7.51, 7.52, 7.53, 7.54, 7.60, 8.0, 8.01, 8.02, 8.50, 8.51, 8.52, 8.53, 8.54, 9.0, 9.01, 9.02, 9.10, 9.12, 9.20, 9.21, 9.22, 9.23, 9.24, 9.25, 9.26, 9.27, 9.50, 9.51, 9.52, 9.60, 9.61, 9.62, 9.63, 9.64, 10.00, 10.01, 10.10, 10.11, 10.20, 10.50, 10.51, 10.52, 10.53, 10.54, 10.60, 10.61, 10.62, 10.63, 11.00, 11.01, 11.10, 11.11, 11.50, 11.51, 11.52, 11.52.1100, 11.60, 11.61, 11.62, 11.64, 11.65, 11.66, 12.00, 12.01, 12.02, 12.10

Timeline

Official Publish: January 2nd, 2013
Last Modified: September 16th, 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.