CVE-2012-4454 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can modify arbitrary files via symlink attacks in openCryptoki when spinlocks are enabled.
- 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-2012-4454?
CVE-2012-4454 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Oct 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) .pkapi_xpk or (2) .pkcs11spinloc file in /tmp.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4454?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opencryptoki Project Opencryptoki.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4454?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2012-4454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4454 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-40253 openCryptoki: Memory safety vulnerabilities in BER/DER decoders in asn1.c
- CVE-2026-23893 openCryptoki has improper link resolution before file access (link following)
- CVE-2026-22791 openCryptoki incorrectly calculates the buffer size in C_WrapKey with CKM_ECDH_AES_KEY_WRAP
- CVE-2012-4455 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2024-0914 Opencryptoki: timing side-channel in handling of rsa pkcs#1 v1.5 padded ciphertexts (marvin)
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4454, GHSA-mvr7-mrp6-366f.