CVE-2012-4197

Public Exploit

Description

Bugzilla/Attachment.pm in attachment.cgi in Bugzilla 2.x and 3.x before 3.6.12, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4rc1 allows remote attackers to read attachment descriptions from private bugs via an obsolete=1 insert action.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=802204 patch exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:066 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80032 vdb entry
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.6.11/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4197?
CVE-2012-4197 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4197?
To fix CVE-2012-4197, 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-2012-4197 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4197 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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