VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-6097
File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow local users to read restricted files, as demonstrated by reading /etc/crontab.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow local users to read restricted files, as demonstrated by reading /etc/crontab.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.35% probability · 71th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- fedorahosted/cronie
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:033
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8652
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786096
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893661
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:033
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8652
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786096
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893661
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.