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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2012-4454

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux/Unix host has unpatched vulnerability CVE-2012-4454, with no vendor-supplied patch available.

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CVE
CVE-2012-4454
10 Oct 201218:00
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Cvelist
CVE-2012-4454
10 Oct 201218:00
cvelist
Debian CVE
CVE-2012-4454
10 Oct 201218:00
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EUVD
EUVD-2012-4385
7 Oct 202500:30
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NVD
CVE-2012-4454
10 Oct 201218:55
nvd
OpenVAS
SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2012:1705-1)
9 Jun 202100:00
openvas
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4454
10 Oct 201218:55
osv
Prion
Code injection
10 Oct 201218:55
prion
Positive Technologies
PT-2012-5410 · Opencryptoki +1 · Opencryptoki +1
10 Oct 201200:00
ptsecurity
Tenable Nessus
RHEL 4 : opencryptoki (Unpatched Vulnerability)
3 Jun 202400:00
nessus
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(217743);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4454");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2012-4454");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to create or set world-writable
    permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) .pkapi_xpk or (2) .pkcs11spinloc file in
    /tmp. (CVE-2012-4454)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-4454");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2012-4454");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/09/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openCryptoki");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:opencryptoki");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:opencryptoki-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:opencryptoki-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-4", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "5",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "openCryptoki"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-4": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "4",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "openCryptoki"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "6",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "opencryptoki"},
          {"reference": "opencryptoki-devel"},
          {"reference": "opencryptoki-libs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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03 Sep 2025 00:00Current
5.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.5
CVSS 22.9
EPSS0.00655
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