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Opencryptoki CVE-2012-4455

MEDIUM
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (CWE-59)
2012-10-10 secalert@redhat.com
Information Disclosure Opencryptoki
6.2
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.2 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Oct 10, 2012 - 18:55 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.2

DescriptionCVE.org

openCryptoki 2.4.1 allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) LCK..opencryptoki or (2) LCK..opencryptoki_stdll file in /var/lock/.

AnalysisAI

openCryptoki 2.4.1 allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) LCK..opencryptoki or (2) LCK..opencryptoki_stdll file in. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.2). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. openCryptoki 2.4.1 allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) LCK..opencryptoki or (2) LCK..opencryptoki_stdll file in /var/lock/. Affected products include: Opencryptoki Project Opencryptoki.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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