CVE-2012-5536 describes a vulnerability in a specific Red Hat build of the pam_ssh_agent_auth module on RHEL 6 and Fedora Rawhide. This flaw causes the module to incorrectly call the glibc error function, allowing local users to potentially extract sensitive information from process memory or escalate privileges through crafted application usage, such as with su or sudo. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedora_project:fedora_release_rawhide:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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