CVE-2012-3492

Description

The filesystem authentication (condor_io/condor_auth_fs.cpp) in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 uses authentication directories even when they have weak permissions, which allows remote attackers to impersonate users by renaming a user's authentication directory.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55632 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1278.html vendor advisory
http://research.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.8/9_3Stable_Release.html
http://condor-git.cs.wisc.edu/?p=condor.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1db67805
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1281.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50666 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/9 mailing list
http://research.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.6/8_3Stable_Release.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3492

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3492?
CVE-2012-3492 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3492?
To fix CVE-2012-3492, 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-2012-3492 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3492 is being actively exploited. 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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