CVE-2012-1576

Description

The myuser_delete function in libathemecore/account.c in Atheme 5.x before 5.2.7, 6.x before 6.0.10, and 7.x before 7.0.0-beta2 does not properly clean up CertFP entries when a user is deleted, which allows remote attackers to access a different user account or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a login as a deleted user.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.37% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-09.xml vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/2 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/3 mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-03/0248.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/50704 third party advisory
http://jira.atheme.org/browse/SRV-166
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52675 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48481 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.atheme.org/atheme/commit/?id=3d9551761db2

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1576?
CVE-2012-1576 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1576?
To fix CVE-2012-1576, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1576 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1576 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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