PT-2012-4768 · Unknown · Crypto-Utils

Vincent Danen · Published 2012-10-10 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-3504

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.6

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions crypto-utils version 2.4.1-34

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the "list" file in the current working directory, specifically through the nssconfigFound function in genkey.pl in crypto-utils.

Recommendations For crypto-utils version 2.4.1-34, consider restricting access to the genkey.pl script until a patch is available, and avoid using the nssconfigFound function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3504

Affected Products

Crypto-Utils

References · 5

• 🔥 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849256 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3504 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/3 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79016 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/55756 · Note