CVE-2012-5561

low
Published 2013-03-01 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/katello/secure/passphrase, which allows local users to obtain the passphrase by reading the file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
katellokatello1.1

References

CWEs

CWE-200

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