CVE-2012-5659 is an untrusted search path vulnerability in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) versions 2.0.9 and earlier, specifically within the plugins/abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache.c component. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary Python modules by manipulating the PYTHONPATH environment variable. With a CVSS score of 3.7, it is considered low severity, requiring high attack complexity and leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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