CVE-2012-5605

Grinder: red hat cloudforms: grinder in red hat cloudforms: local users can modify cache files via world-writable permissions

Published Jan 4, 2013 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Grinder, a component of Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify Grinder's cache files due to incorrect world-writable permissions set on the `/var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder/` directory. This could lead to unauthorized data tampering within the application's cache.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5491 Grinder in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder/, which allows local users to modify grinder cache files.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Grinder in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder/, which allows local users to modify grinder cache files. A flaw was found in Grinder, a component of Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify Grinder's cache files due to incorrect world-writable permissions set on the `/var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder/` directory. This could lead to unauthorized data tampering within the application's cache.
Title grinder: /var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder directory is world-writeable Grinder: red hat cloudforms: grinder in red hat cloudforms: local users can modify cache files via world-writable permissions
First Time appeared Cloudforms Systemengine
Cloudforms Systemengine 1
Weaknesses CWE-276
CPEs cpe:/a:cloudforms_systemengine:1::el6
Vendors & Products Cloudforms Systemengine
Cloudforms Systemengine 1
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 6:52 PM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 4, 2013, 10:55 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 7:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 4, 2012, 12:00 AM