What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-3447?

CVE-2012-3447 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-3447?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-3447. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-3447?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2012-3447. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Folsom CVE-2012-3447

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2012-08-20 secalert@redhat.com

Privilege Escalation Folsom Nova

4.9

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.9 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 20, 2012 - 18:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.9

DescriptionCVE.org

virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361.

AnalysisAI

virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361. Affected products include: Openstack Folsom, Openstack Nova. Version information: before 2012.1.2.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.