CVE-2012-3486

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3486
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-26 19:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionTunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via an OpenVPN configuration file that specifies execution of a script upon occurrence of an OpenVPN event.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Google Tunnelblick All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Issue 212 - tunnelblick - Security problem (race condition in SUID code) - OpenVPN GUI for Mac OS X - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
oss-security - Re: Tunnel Blick: Multiple Vulnerabilities to Local Root and DoS (OS X) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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