CVE-2012-3512

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3512
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-21 23:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMunin before 2.0.6 stores plugin state files that run as root in the same group-writable directory as non-root plugins, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by replacing a state file, as demonstrated using the smart_ plugin.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-beta1 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-beta2 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-beta3 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-beta4 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-beta5 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-beta6 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-beta7 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-rc1 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-rc2 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-rc3 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-rc4 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-rc5 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-rc6 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0-rc7 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0.0 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0.1 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0.2 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0.3 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin 2.0.4 All All All
Application Munin-monitoring Munin All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Two munin issues, now with CVEs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
#1234 (more secure state file handling) – Munin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.munin-monitoring.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
USN-1622-1: Munin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: munin-2.0.6-1.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Munin CVE-2012-3512 Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: munin-2.0.6-2.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
#684075 - munin: CVE-2012-3512: insecure state file handling, munin->root - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Exploit
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: munin-2.0.6-2.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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