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Status published
High
CVE-2012-6639
An privilege elevation vulnerability exists in Cloud-init before 0.7.0 when...
Vulnerability Description
An privilege elevation vulnerability exists in Cloud-init before 0.7.0 when requests to an untrusted system are submitted for EC2 instance data.
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6639
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6639
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6639
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6639
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/06/7
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66019/references
Affected Vendor
cloud-init
View all reports →Affected Software
cloud-init
Vulnerable Versions:
before 0.7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 25th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.