Improper Certificate Validation in Debian Linux - CVE-2012-1096
Published: March 10, 2020 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34795
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1096
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
NetworkManager 0.9 and earlier allows local users to use other users' certificates or private keys when making a connection via the file path when adding a new connection.
Affected software
Debian Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2012-1096
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/02/3
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1096
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=793329
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1096
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1096
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1096