CVE-2012-4442 describes a race condition vulnerability in Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3, where the server improperly retains root's supplementary group IDs when operating as a non-root user, potentially allowing local users to bypass file-read restrictions. With a CVSS score of 4.7, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but could lead to complete confidentiality compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage. The EPSS and FAUCET scores indicate a very low probability of exploitation in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.