CVE-2012-5577: Python keyring lib before 0.10 created keyring files with world-readable permissions

High severity · published Oct 28, 2019

CVE-2012-5577

Python keyring lib before 0.10 created keyring files with world-readable permissions

7.5

CVSS

1.8%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

Python keyring lib before 0.10 created keyring files with world-readable permissions.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Debian Linux · Debian

7.0 · source: NVD

Keyring · Python

before 0.10 · source: NVD

Affected product

Debian Linux

Debian

All Debian Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5577

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5577

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/3

Patch

https://bitbucket.org/kang/python-keyring-lib/commits/049cd181470f1ee6c540e1d64acf1def7b1de0c1

Permissions Required

https://bitbucket.org/kang/python-keyring-lib/issue/67/set-go-rwx-on-keyring_passcfg

Issue Tracking

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5577

Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5577