CVE-2012-3416 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 25 Aug 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can bypass host-based authentication via spoofed reverse DNS to execute administrative actions in HTCondor.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2012-3416?

CVE-2012-3416 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Condor before 7.8.2 allows remote attackers to bypass host-based authentication and execute actions such as ALLOW_ADMINISTRATOR or ALLOW_WRITE by connecting from a system with a spoofed reverse DNS hostname.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3416?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (22)

`condor` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el5`
`condor-aviary` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el5`
`condor-classads` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el5`
`condor-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el5`
`condor-kbdd` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el5`
`condor-qmf` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el5`
`condor-vm-gahp` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el5`
`condor` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-classads` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-kbdd` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-qmf` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-vm-gahp` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-aviary` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-classads` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-deltacloud-gahp` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-kbdd` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-plumage` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-qmf` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`
`condor-vm-gahp` Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6	All versions	`0:7.6.5-0.14.2.el6_3`

Products include Condor Project Condor.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3416?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2012-3416 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3416 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3416, GHSA-g6rg-4rx4-gw4m, RHSA-2012:1168, RHSA-2012:1169.