CVE-2012-5516 Information disclosure in n/a
Local users can obtain sensitive information from virtual disks due to improper wiping during deletion in RHEV-M.
- 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-2012-5516?
CVE-2012-5516 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) before 3.1, when moving disks between storage domains, does not properly wipe-after-delete, which prevents disks from being securely deleted and might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5516?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-5516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ph6p-jmmf-qqv2.