CVE-2012-3537 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands in Crowbar's Ohai plugin due to insecure temporary file handling, leading to potential privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-3537?
CVE-2012-3537 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Crowbar Ohai plugin (chef/cookbooks/ohai/files/default/plugins/crowbar.rb) in the Deployer Barclamp in Crowbar, possibly 1.4 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via vectors related to "insecure handling of tmp files" and predictable file names.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3537?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Crowbar.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3537?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3537 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2012-3537 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3537 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mm8c-8p6q-jgq6.