Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2012-4453 First vendor Publication 2012-10-09
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-02-13

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 2.1 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

dracut.sh in dracut, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora 16 and 17, and possibly other products, creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4453

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26272
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26272
Title: RHSA-2013:1674: dracut security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
Description: dracut.sh in dracut, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora 16 and 17, and possibly other products, creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2013:1674-02
CVE-2012-4453
 Version: 3
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
 Product(s): dracut
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27440
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27440
Title: ELSA-2013-1674 -- dracut security, bug fix, and enhancement update (moderate)
Description: [004-336.0.1] - do not strip modules with signatures. [orabug 17458249] (Jerry Snitselaar) - scsi_wait module removed in 3.8. Mute errors. [orabug 16977193] (Maxim Uvarov) find firmware in /lib/modules/firmware/2.6.32-400.1.1.el5uek first and /lib/modules/firmware second (<maxim.uvarov@oracle.com) Resolves: Orabug: 13351090 - Fix btrfs discovery [orabug 13388545]
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2013-1674
CVE-2012-4453
 Version: 3
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 6
 Product(s): dracut
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 34
Os 2
Os 1
Os 1
Os 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2012-10-16 Name : Fedora Update for dracut FEDORA-2012-14953
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_14953_dracut_fc17.nasl
2012-10-16 Name : Fedora Update for dracut FEDORA-2012-14959
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_14959_dracut_fc16.nasl

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2014-11-08 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1527.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-12-14 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2013-257.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-12-10 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20131121_dracut_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-11-27 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-1674.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-11-21 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1674.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-10-25 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2012-16448.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-10-15 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2012-14953.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-10-15 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2012-14959.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713
CONFIRM https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448
MISC http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f...
MLIST http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6
REDHAT http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258

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