RETIRED: Open vSwitch CVE-2012-3449 Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

BID:54794

Info

RETIRED: Open vSwitch CVE-2012-3449 Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 54794
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-3449
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 02 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 09 2012 10:30AM
Credit: Andreas Beckmann
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

RETIRED: Open vSwitch CVE-2012-3449 Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

Open vSwitch is prone to a security vulnerability because it sets insecure directory permissions.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to modify, create, or delete files contained in affected directories.

Open vSwitch 1.4.2 is affected; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Note: This BID is being retired as a duplicate of BID 54789 (Debian 'openvswitch-pki' Package Multiple Insecure File Permissions Vulnerabilities).

Exploit / POC

RETIRED: Open vSwitch CVE-2012-3449 Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

RETIRED: Open vSwitch CVE-2012-3449 Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

RETIRED: Open vSwitch CVE-2012-3449 Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

References:

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