Incorrect default permissions in Debian Linux - CVE-2012-5577
Published: October 28, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35144
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5577
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Python keyring lib before 0.10 created keyring files with world-readable permissions.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5577
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/3
- https://bitbucket.org/kang/python-keyring-lib/commits/049cd181470f1ee6c540e1d64acf1def7b1de0c1
- https://bitbucket.org/kang/python-keyring-lib/issue/67/set-go-rwx-on-keyring_passcfg
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5577
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5577