VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-4480

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.35%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2019-12-02

Last modified2026-06-16

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

Description

mom creates world-writable pid files in /var/run

Weakness classification

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references

secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry