CVE-2012-4443 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 uses a real UID of root and a real GID of root during execution of CGI scripts, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging cgi-bin write access.

Published: 2012-10-05

Score: 6.9 Medium

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:monkey-project:monkey:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4376	Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 uses a real UID of root and a real GID of root during execution of CGI scripts, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging cgi-bin write access.

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 0.00054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688008
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688879
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/21/10

History

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Subscriptions

Monkey-project Monkey

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-05T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:59:14.458Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4443

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-05T17:55:00.753

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

Link: CVE-2012-4443

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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