CVE-2012-3449

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

Publication date:

07/08/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local users to delete and overwrite arbitrary files.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.60 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

3.60

Severity 2.0

LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:1.4.2:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683665
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54789
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54794
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845350
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77417
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683665
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54789
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54794
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845350
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77417