CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-3490

Published: Jan 09, 2020 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
9 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
4.6 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The (1) my_popenv_impl and (2) my_spawnv functions in src/condor_utils/my_popen.cpp and the (3) systemCommand function in condor_vm-gahp/vmgahp_common.cpp in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 does not properly check the return value of setuid calls, which might cause a subprocess to be created with root privileges and allow remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Htcondor Wisc 7.6.0 (including) 7.6.10 (excluding)
Htcondor Wisc 7.8.0 (including) 7.8.4 (excluding)
Condor Ubuntu lucid *
Condor Ubuntu natty *
Condor Ubuntu oneiric *

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