CVE-2012-3457

Description

PNP4Nagios 0.6 through 0.6.16 uses world-readable permissions for process_perfdata.cfg, which allows local users to obtain the Gearman shared secret by reading the file.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683879
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54863 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/06/8 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086387.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/06/7 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086161.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3457?
CVE-2012-3457 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3457?
To fix CVE-2012-3457, 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-2012-3457 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3457 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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