Unscored severity · published Apr 9, 2013
CVE-2012-6097
File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow local users to read restricted files, as demonstrated by reading /etc/crontab
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CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow local users to read restricted files, as demonstrated by reading /etc/crontab.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CR
Cronie · Fedorahosted
1.4.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6097
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6097
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:033
bugs.mageia.org
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8652
bugzilla.novell.com
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786096
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893661
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