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CVE-2012-5578

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Date: November 25, 2019

Python keyring has insecure permissions on new databases allowing world-readable files to be created

Language: Python

Severity Score

6.2

Related Resources (12)

Url: https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5578

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5578

Url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8867-vpm3-g98g

Url: https://github.com/jaraco/keyring/blob/master/CHANGES.rst#010

Url: https://github.com/jaraco/keyring

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5578

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5578

Url: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-keyring/+bug/1031465

Url: https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keyring/PYSEC-2019-182.yaml

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/4

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5578

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-5578

Severity Score

6.2

Weakness Type (CWE)

Incorrect Default Permissions

CWE-276

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version keyring - 0.10

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.2
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	2.1
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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