SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-4454

openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) .pkapi_xpk or (2) .pkcs11spinloc file in /tmp.

LOW 2.9EPSS 1.03%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.03%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) .pkapi_xpk or (2) .pkcs11spinloc file in /tmp.

CVSS 2.0
2.9 LOWAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
1.03% probability · 62th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
opencryptoki project/opencryptoki
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.