CVE-2012-0860 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 4 Jan 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing malicious Python modules in /tmp during host addition in RHEV-M.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2012-0860?

CVE-2012-0860 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) before 3.1, when adding a host, allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) deployUtil.py or (2) vds_bootstrap.py Python module in /tmp/.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0860?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0860?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2012-0860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4mjh-cm44-g6gj.