CVE-2012-3462

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Published Dec 26, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

A flaw was found in SSSD version 1.9.0. The SSSD's access-provider logic causes the result of the HBAC rule processing to be ignored in the event that the access-provider is also handling the setup of the user's SELinux user context.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

sssd

sssd

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-3422	A flaw was found in SSSD version 1.9.0. The SSSD's access-provider logic causes the result of the HBAC rule processing to be ignored in the event that the access-provider is also handling the setup of the user's SELinux user context.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.608% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3462
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3462
https://pagure.io/SSSD/sssd/issue/1470

History

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Subscriptions

Fedoraproject Sssd

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Dec 26, 2019, 8:14 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:05 PM
Reserved: Jun 14, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 26, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM

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