CVE-2012-4455

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4455
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-10 18:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionopenCryptoki 2.4.1 allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) LCK..opencryptoki or (2) LCK..opencryptoki_stdll file in /var/lock/.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Opencryptoki Project Opencryptoki 2.4.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openCryptoki / [Opencryptoki-tech] opencryptoki release 2.4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
oss-security - Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
openCryptoki Multiple Insecure File Creation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
730636 – (CVE-2012-4454, CVE-2012-4455) CVE-2012-4454 CVE-2012-4455 opencryptoki: insecure handling of files in the /tmp directory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
openCryptoki / None tools af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net
oss-security - Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
openCryptoki / None tools MITRE opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net
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