CVE-2012-0279 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Quest Toad for Data Analysts 3.0.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Quest Shared directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Published: 2012-05-01

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:quest:toad_for_data_analysts:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0315	Quest Toad for Data Analysts 3.0.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Quest Shared directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00034.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/48663
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-13/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53276
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75192

History

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Subscriptions

Quest Toad For Data Analysts

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: flexera

Published: 2012-05-01T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:23:29.333Z

Reserved: 2011-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0279

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-05-01T23:55:01.063

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0279

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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