CVE-2012-2653
critical
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0
Description
arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulnerabilities in the daemon.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2653
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.1a15-1.2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.1a15-1.2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.1a15-1.2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.1a15-1.2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.1a15-1.2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| lawrence_berkeley_national_laboratory | arpwatch | 2.1a15 | |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2653
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082553.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082565.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082569.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2481
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:113
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/5
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-16
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.