VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4443
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 uses a real UID of root and a real GID of root during execution of CGI scripts, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging cgi-bin write access.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 uses a real UID of root and a real GID of root during execution of CGI scripts, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging cgi-bin write access.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- monkey-project/monkey
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688008
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688879
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/21/10
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688008
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688879
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/21/10
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.