CVE - CVE-2012-3490

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-3490	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The (1) my_popenv_impl and (2) my_spawnv functions in src/condor_utils/my_popen.cpp and the (3) systemCommand function in condor_vm-gahp/vmgahp_common.cpp in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 does not properly check the return value of setuid calls, which might cause a subprocess to be created with root privileges and allow remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
References
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MISC:http://condor-git.cs.wisc.edu/?p=condor.git;a=commitdiff;h=94e84ce4 MISC:http://research.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.6/8_3Stable_Release.html MISC:http://research.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.8/9_3Stable_Release.html MISC:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/9 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3490
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20120614	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120614)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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