CVE-2012-3449

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-08-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local users to delete and overwrite arbitrary files.

Affected products

Openvswitch: 1.4.2

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683665
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54789
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54794
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845350
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77417
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683665
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54789
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54794

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