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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-5605 · published 4 January 2013

CVE-2012-5605: Redhat cloudforms permissions and access controls vulnerability

Redhat · Cloudforms

Grinder in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder/, which allows local users to modify grinder cache files.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.36% · top 72.7% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.36%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Grinder in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder/, which allows local users to modify grinder cache files.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/88141
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56819
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=828447
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882138
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80550
http://osvdb.org/88141
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56819
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=828447
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882138
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80550

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-5605), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.