CVE-2012-5483 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read world-readable EC2 credentials from Keystone configuration files to gain unauthorized access to Amazon EC2 services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5483?
CVE-2012-5483 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-readable permissions for /etc/keystone/ec2rc, which allows local users to obtain access to EC2 services by reading administrative access and secret values from this file.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5483?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
openstack-keystone Red Hat:openstack:1::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 |
openstack-keystone-doc Red Hat:openstack:1::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 |
python-keystone Red Hat:openstack:1::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 |
python-keystone-auth-token Red Hat:openstack:1::el6 | All versions | 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 |
Products include Openstack Keystone.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5483?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2012-5483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-12690 Insufficient Session Expiration in OpenStack Keystone
- CVE-2019-19687 OpenStack Keystone Credential Leakage
- CVE-2026-43001 OpenStack Keystone has an Incorrect Authorization Issue
- CVE-2014-2828 OpenStack Identity (Keystone) DoS through V3 API authentication chaining
- CVE-2021-38155 OpenStack Keystone allows information disclosure during account locking
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cx8-xmvm-66wj, RHSA-2012:1556.