Information disclosure in Debian Linux - CVE-2012-0842
Published: November 19, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35059
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0842
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
surf: cookie jar has read access from other local user
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0842
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/10/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/10/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/10/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/11/3
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0842
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0842
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0842