# CVE-2012-3449: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can delete or overwrite arbitrary files due to world-writable permissions in Open vSwitch PKI directories.

- **Severity:** Low 3.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3449, GHSA-f9jx-2g6h-pw23, openSUSE-SU-2024:10150-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:12037-1

## What is CVE-2012-3449?

CVE-2012-3449 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local users to delete and overwrite arbitrary files.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3449?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `openvswitch` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2.6.1-2.1 |

Products: Openvswitch Openvswitch.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-3449?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2012-3449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-9264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9264/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9265/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-2074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2074/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-10377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10377/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-22563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22563/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-3449 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-3449 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3449/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3449/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3449
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3449
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3449

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3449/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.