CVE-2012-3537

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3537
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-09-05 23:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe Crowbar Ohai plugin (chef/cookbooks/ohai/files/default/plugins/crowbar.rb) in the Deployer Barclamp in Crowbar, possibly 1.4 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via vectors related to "insecure handling of tmp files" and predictable file names.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dell Crowbar All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Dell 'Crowbar ohai' Plugin Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.novell.com
github.com/SUSE-Cloud/barclamp-deployer/commit/b6454268a067fc77ff5de8205... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
github.com/SUSE-Cloud/barclamp-deployer/commit/5ea8d4ddaa4cb1ce834d36889... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
Security Advisory SA50442 - Crowbar Ohai Plugin Insecure Temporary Files Security Issue - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: crowbar ohai plugin: local privilege (root) escalation due to insecure tmp file handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
github.com/dellcloudedge/barclamp-deployer/pull/57 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
osvdb.org/84955 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request: crowbar ohai plugin: local privilege (root) escalation due to insecure tmp file handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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