CVE-2012-4462

Description

aviary/jobcontrol.py in Condor, as used in Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.3, when removing a job, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (condor_schedd restart) via square brackets in the cproc option.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.69% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://htcondor-git.cs.wisc.edu/?p=condor.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8f9b304c4f6c0a98dafa61b2c0e4beb3b70e4c84
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0564.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0565.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860850

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4462?
CVE-2012-4462 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4462?
To fix CVE-2012-4462, 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-2012-4462 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4462 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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