CVE-2012-5628 Misconfiguration in n/a
Local users can cause denial of service by removing journal entries due to world-writable permissions on the watchdog file.
- 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-2012-5628?
CVE-2012-5628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
gofer before 0.68 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/gofer/journal/watchdog, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by removing journal entries.
Weakness: CWE-275
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5628?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gofer Project Gofer.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5628?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5628 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5628 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4pmm-428p-r3fp.