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CVE-2012-3427 json

Jboss-eap: aws-ec2: jboss eap and aws ec2: information disclosure via incorrect directory permissions

published 2014-02-02 12 y ago modified 2026-10-30 10 d ago also EUVD-2012-3395

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) and EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI). Incorrect permissions (755) for the /var/cache/jboss-ec2-eap/ directory allow a local user to read sensitive files. This vulnerability can lead to information disclosure, specifically exposing Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 0:5.1.2-8.11.ep5.el6
  • jboss-ec2-eap jboss enterprise application platform 5 5.1.2-8.11.ep5.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1376

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-3427 updated cvss 5.5

jboss-eap: aws-ec2: JBoss EAP and AWS EC2: Information disclosure via incorrect directory permissions

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server jboss-ec2-eap 5.1.2-8.11.ep5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1376
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 org.jboss.eap-jboss-eap-parent Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 org.jboss.eap-jboss-eap-parent Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack org.jboss.eap-jboss-eap-parent
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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