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CVE-2012-3504

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-10-10 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The nssconfigFound function in genkey.pl in crypto-utils 2.4.1-34 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the "list" file in the current working directory.

Affected products

• Fedoraproject Crypto-Utils: 2.4.1-34

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55756
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849256
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79016
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/02/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55756
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849256
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79016

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