CVE-2012-4454
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 66.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-10-10 18:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:35Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-08-21
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- cbe17bac5e6009de71bfa9ed5b2531cf7b2dabfe9c4730ea54d961e82150477a
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120909 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handlinghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/09/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120924 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handlinghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/5
- secunia.com50702http://secunia.com/advisories/50702
- www.securityfocus.com55627http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55627
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120927 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handlinghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/2
- sourceforge.net[Opencryptoki-tech] 20120223 opencryptoki version 2.4.1 releasedhttp://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28878345
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120920 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handlinghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/6
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comopencryptoki-mutliple-symlink(78797)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78797
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120906 CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handlinghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/2
- opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.nethttp://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30
- opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.nethttp://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120907 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handlinghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/6
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- opencryptoki Fixed in 3.4.1+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- opencryptoki Fixed in 3.4.1+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- opencryptoki Fixed in 3.4.1+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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