CVE-2012-0279 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Quest Toad for Data Analysts version 3.0.1. The software incorrectly assigns "Everyone: Full Control" permissions to the Quest Shared directory, allowing local users to introduce malicious files. This flaw has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity with local access and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quest:toad_for_data_analysts:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.