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CVE-2012-3537
The Crowbar Ohai plugin (chef/cookbooks/ohai/files/default/plugins/crowbar.rb) in the Deployer Barclamp in Crowbar, possibly 1.4 and…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.59%
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- redhat
Description
The Crowbar Ohai plugin (chef/cookbooks/ohai/files/default/plugins/crowbar.rb) in the Deployer Barclamp in Crowbar, possibly 1.4 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via vectors related to "insecure handling of tmp files" and predictable file names.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.59% · top 52% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- https://github.com/SUSE-Cloud/barclamp-deployer/commit/5ea8d4ddaa4cb1ce834d36889f0fe7ac0d617bc8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- crowbar-privilege-escalation(78041) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120827 Re: CVE request: crowbar ohai plugin: local privilege (root) escalation due to insecure tmp file handling (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/dellcloudedge/barclamp-deployer/pull/57 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 55240 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774967 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 50442 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://github.com/SUSE-Cloud/barclamp-deployer/commit/b6454268a067fc77ff5de82057b5b53b3cc38b87 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 84955 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120827 CVE request: crowbar ohai plugin: local privilege (root) escalation due to insecure tmp file handling (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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