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CVE-2012-6472

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
02/01/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

Opera before 12.12 on UNIX uses weak permissions for the profile directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a (1) cache file, (2) password file, or (3) configuration file, or (4) possibly gain privileges by modifying or overwriting a configuration file.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.11 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.10:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.10:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.10:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:3.00:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:3.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:3.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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


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