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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-3457 · published 12 August 2012

CVE-2012-3457: Pnp4nagios permissions and access controls vulnerability

Pnp4nagios · Pnp4nagios

PNP4Nagios 0.6 through 0.6.16 uses world-readable permissions for process_perfdata.cfg, which allows local users to obtain the Gearman shared secret by reading the file.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.34% · top 74.9% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.34%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

PNP4Nagios 0.6 through 0.6.16 uses world-readable permissions for process_perfdata.cfg, which allows local users to obtain the Gearman shared secret by reading the file.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683879
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086161.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086387.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/06/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/06/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54863
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683879
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086161.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086387.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/06/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/06/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54863

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-3457), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.