CVE-2012-2679

Red Hat Network (RHN) Configuration Client (rhncfg-client) in rhncfg before 5.10.27-8 uses weak permissions (world-readable) for /var/log/rhncfg-actions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information about the rhncfg-client actions by reading the file.

CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1369.html	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50978	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55934
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027661
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=825275
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79260

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rhncfg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-10-22 23:55

Updated : 2024-02-28 12:00

NVD link : CVE-2012-2679

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2679

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2679

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

rhncfg

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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