CVE-2012-3427 Information disclosure in n/a
Local users can read AWS credentials from JBoss EAP AMI directories due to insecure file permissions, exposing sensitive cloud access keys.
- 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-2012-3427?
CVE-2012-3427 is a low-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 2 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI) in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 5.1.2 uses 755 permissions for /var/cache/jboss-ec2-eap/, which allows local users to read sensitive information such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials by reading files in the directory.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3427?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
jboss-ec2-eap Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6 | All versions | 0:5.1.2-8.11.ep5.el6 |
Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3427?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2012-3427 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3427 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
- CVE-2017-12149 Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2010-1428 Red Hat JBoss Information Disclosure
- CVE-2010-0738 Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2016-3690 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2017-7504 Deserialization in JBoss
All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhvm-wr2g-3xfq, RHSA-2012:1376.