CVE-2012-5616

Summary

CVECVE-2012-5616
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-01-22 23:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionApache CloudStack 4.0.0-incubating and Citrix CloudPlatform (formerly Citrix CloudStack) before 3.0.6 stores sensitive information in the log4j.conf log file, which allows local users to obtain (1) the SSH private key as recorded by the createSSHKeyPair API, (2) the password of an added host as recorded by the AddHost API, or the password of an added VM as recorded by the (3) DeployVM or (4) ResetPasswordForVM API.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Cloudstack 4.0.0 incubating All All
Application Citrix Cloudplatform All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: [CVE-2012-5616] Apache CloudStack information disclosure vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
osvdb.org/89146 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
osvdb.org/89147 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
osvdb.org/89070 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Security Advisory SA51821 - Apache CloudStack Log File Multiple Information Disclosure Weaknesses - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apache CloudStack CVE-2012-5616 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
404 - Page not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.citrix.com Vendor Advisory
CVE-2012-5616: Apache CloudStack information disclosure vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org
Security Advisory SA51827 - Citrix CloudPlatform Log File Multiple Information Disclosure Weaknesses - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Call of Duty Elite for iOS CVE-2012-4918 SSL Certificate Validation Spoofing Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Citrix CloudPlatform Logs Potentially Sensitive Information in the Log File - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Security Advisory SA51366 - Call of Duty Elite for iOS Certificate Verification Security Issue - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE-2012-5616: Apache CloudStack information disclosure vulnerability MITRE mail-archives.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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