CVE-2012-3492

medium
Published 2012-09-28 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.4
VIR risk
6.4

Description

The filesystem authentication (condor_io/condor_auth_fs.cpp) in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 uses authentication directories even when they have weak permissions, which allows remote attackers to impersonate users by renaming a user's authentication directory.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3492

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/50666

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1281.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1278.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianforkyfixed7.8.2~dfsg.1-1+deb7u1
debian debiansidfixed7.8.2~dfsg.1-1+deb7u1
debian debiantrixiefixed7.8.2~dfsg.1-1+deb7u1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
condor_projectcondor7.6.0
condor_projectcondor7.6.1
condor_projectcondor7.6.2
condor_projectcondor7.6.3
condor_projectcondor7.6.4
condor_projectcondor7.6.5
condor_projectcondor7.6.6
condor_projectcondor7.6.7
condor_projectcondor7.6.8
condor_projectcondor7.6.9
condor_projectcondor7.8.0
condor_projectcondor7.8.1
condor_projectcondor7.8.2
condor_projectcondor7.8.3

References

CWEs

CWE-287

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.