CVE - CVE-2012-4454

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-4454	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:50702 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/50702 MISC:55627 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55627 MISC:[Opencryptoki-tech] 20120223 opencryptoki version 2.4.1 released URL:http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28878345 MISC:[oss-security] 20120906 CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/2 MISC:[oss-security] 20120907 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/6 MISC:[oss-security] 20120909 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/09/2 MISC:[oss-security] 20120920 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/6 MISC:[oss-security] 20120924 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/5 MISC:[oss-security] 20120927 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/2 MISC:http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9 URL:http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9 MISC:http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30 URL:http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636 MISC:opencryptoki-mutliple-symlink(78797) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78797
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20120821	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 (20120821)
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