CVE-2012-5509 describes a local information disclosure vulnerability in the aeolus-configserver-setup component of the Aeolus Configuration Server, specifically affecting Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before version 1.1.2. The vulnerability stems from world-readable permissions on a temporary file in /tmp, allowing local users to read sensitive credentials. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), this low-severity flaw requires local access and has a low attack complexity, primarily impacting confidentiality by exposing credentials. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_cloud_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_cloud_engine:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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