CVE-2012-3449 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2012-08-07

Score: 3.6 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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-2012-3411	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.

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.

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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Subscriptions

Openvswitch Openvswitch

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-08-07T20:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3449

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2012-3449

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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