CVE-2012-5509

low
Published 2013-03-12 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

aeolus-configserver-setup in the Aeolas Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2, uses world-readable permissions for a temporary file in /tmp, which allows local users to read credentials by reading this file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0545.html

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
redhatcloudforms_cloud_engine{"endIncluding":"1.1"}
redhatcloudforms_cloud_engine1.0

References

CWEs

CWE-264

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