CVE-2012-3484

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-08-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier relies on a test for specific ownership and permissions to determine whether a program can be safely executed, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain privileges via a (1) user-mountable image or (2) network share.

Affected products

Google Tunnelblick: through 3.3beta20

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-08/0122.html
http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/issues/detail?id=212
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/14/1
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-08/0122.html
http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/issues/detail?id=212
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/14/1

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