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CVE-2012-4455
openCryptoki 2.4.1 allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1)…
Medium6.2EPSS 0.36%
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- redhat
Description
openCryptoki 2.4.1 allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) LCK..opencryptoki or (2) LCK..opencryptoki_stdll file in /var/lock/.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% 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 6.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- [oss-security] 20120909 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120924 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 50702 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 55627 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120927 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- opencryptoki-file-symlink(78943) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120920 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [Opencryptoki-tech] 20120427 opencryptoki release 2.4.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5667edb52cd27b7e512f48f823b4bcc6b872ab15 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120906 CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120907 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .