Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-5630 (CCN-172487)

Assigned:2012-12-06
Published:2012-12-06
Updated:2019-12-04
Summary:libuser 0.56 and 0.57 has a TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.3 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:3.3 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-367
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-5630

Source: FEDORA
Type: Third Party Advisory
Fedora

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
Red Hat

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla - Bug 884685
(CVE-2012-5630) - CVE-2012-5630 libuser: TOCTOU race conditions by copying and removing directory trees

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5630

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
libuser-cve20125630-sec-bypass(172487)

Source: CCN
Type: libuser Web site
libuser

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5630

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59285

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2012-5630

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:libuser_project:libuser:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:libuser_project:libuser:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:libuser_project:libuser:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:112895
    P
    		libuser-0.60-5.6 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:106354
    P
    		libuser-0.60-5.6 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-10-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201256300000000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5630 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2019-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201256300000000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5630 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2019-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201256300000000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5630 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.
    2019-11-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20125630000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5630 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2012-12-31
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20125630000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5630 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2012-12-31
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20125630000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5630 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2012-12-31
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20125630000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5630 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2012-12-31
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20125630000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5630 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2012-12-31
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201256300000000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5630 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2012-12-31
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20125630000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5630 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2012-12-31
    BACK
    libuser_project libuser 0.57
    libuser_project libuser 0.58
    fedoraproject fedora 18
    redhat enterprise linux 5.0
    redhat enterprise linux 6.0
    libuser_project libuser 0.57