Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Novell Opensuse



| Updated: 2020-08-10
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2012-0427
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU42303

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0427

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

yast2-add-on-creator in SUSE inst-source-utils 2008.11.26 before 2008.11.26-0.9.1 and 2012.9.13 before 2012.9.13-0.8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) file name or (2) directory name. OpenSuse 11.4 is vulnerable per https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=604730

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 11.4

CPE2.3 External links

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=tGCXHQR48E4~
http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=604730
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0427.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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