Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-6097
File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow local users to read restricted files, as demonstrated by reading /etc/crontab.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2012-6097
- cpe:2.3:a:fedorahosted:cronie:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6097
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 33 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-6097
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-6097
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-6097
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893661
893661 – (CVE-2012-6097) CVE-2012-6097 cronie: fd leak in 1.4.8
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:033
mandriva.com
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https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8652
8652 – cronie: fd leak in 1.4.8 (CVE-2012-6097)
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786096
Bug 786096 – VUL-1: cron: does not close file descriptors before invocation of commands
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