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High severity · published Jan 9, 2020
CVE-2012-3490
The (1) my_popenv_impl and (2) my_spawnv functions in src/condor_utils/my_popen.cpp and the (3) systemCommand function in condor_vm-gahp/vmgahp_common.cpp in Condor 7.6.x before…
8.8
CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The (1) my_popenv_impl and (2) my_spawnv functions in src/condor_utils/my_popen.cpp and the (3) systemCommand function in condor_vm-gahp/vmgahp_common.cpp in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 does not properly check the return value of setuid calls, which might cause a subprocess to be created with root privileges and allow remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HT
Htcondor · Wisc
7.6.0 before 7.6.10; 7.8.0 before 7.8.4 · source: NVD
Affected product
HT
Htcondor
Wisc
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3490
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3490
condor-git.cs.wisc.edu
http://condor-git.cs.wisc.edu/?p=condor.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=94e84ce4
Release Notes
http://research.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.6/8_3Stable_Release.html
Release Notes
http://research.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.8/9_3Stable_Release.html
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/9
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3490
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