CVE-2012-5483

Description

tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-readable permissions for /etc/keystone/ec2rc, which allows local users to obtain access to EC2 services by reading administrative access and secret values from this file.

Category

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

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56888 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1556.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=873447
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80612 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094286.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5483?
CVE-2012-5483 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5483?
To fix CVE-2012-5483, 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-2012-5483 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-5483 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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