Medium severity · published Nov 25, 2019
CVE-2012-5578
Python keyring has insecure permissions on new databases allowing world-readable files to be created
6.2
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Keyring · Python
through 0.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5578
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5578
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/4
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5578
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-keyring/+bug/1031465
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5578
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5578
Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5578
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