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CVE-2012-5561 json

script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/katello/secure/passphrase, which allows local us…

published 2013-03-01 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5453

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
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

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.

Patch / fix

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-2012-5561 updated cvss 2.1

Katello: /etc/katello/secure/passphrase is world readable

  • Red Hat CloudForms System Engine for RHEL 6 Server candlepin 0.7.19-3.el6cf, katello 1.1.12.2-5.el6cf, katello-cli 1.1.8-14.el6cf, katello-all 1.1.12.2-5.el6cf, katello-selinux 1.1.1-5.el6cf, katello-common 1.1.12.2-5.el6cf, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0547
  • Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Server quartz 2.1.5-4.el6_3, puppet 2.6.17-2.el6cf, katello 1.2.1-15h.el6_3, lucene3 3.6.1-10h.el6_3, candlepin 0.7.23-1.el6_3, thumbslug 0.0.28-1.el6_3, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0544

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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
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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