Cloud-init CVE-2012-6639 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:66019

CVE-2012-6639 |

Info

Cloud-init CVE-2012-6639 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 66019
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2012-6639
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 22 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 22 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Florian Weimer
Vulnerable: Cloud-init Cloud-init 0.6.3
Not Vulnerable: Cloud-init Cloud-init 0.7.0

Discussion

Cloud-init CVE-2012-6639 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Cloud-init is prone to a remote privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Remote attackers can exploit this issue to gain root privileges and perform unauthorized actions.

Versions prior to Cloud-init 0.7.0 are vulnerable.

References

Cloud-init CVE-2012-6639 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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