CVE-2012-3240 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can gain administrator privileges in Eucalyptus via crafted REST requests, compromising cloud infrastructure control.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-3240?

CVE-2012-3240 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Walrus service in Eucalyptus 2.0.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a crafted REST request.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3240?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Eucalyptus Eucalyptus.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3240?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-3240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r333-2xqp-7jh8.

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