CVE-2012-3449 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00045.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Openvswitch Subscribe	Openvswitch Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-3411	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683665
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54789
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54794
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845350
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77417

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-08-07T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.655Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-3449

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-08-07T20:55:03.780

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-3449

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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