CVE-2012-3490

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 9, 2020 at 08:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsHTCondorHtcondor

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

The (1) my_popenv_impl and (2) my_spawnv functions in src/condor_utils/my_popen.cpp and the (3) systemCommand function in condor_vm-gahp/vmgahp_common.cpp in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 does not properly check the return value of setuid calls, which might cause a subprocess to be created with root privileges and allow remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

7.6.0 ≤ v < 7.6.107.8.0 ≤ v < 7.8.4
Affected range stops below 7.6.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
7.6 ≤ v < 7.6.10
Affected range stops below 7.6.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCx_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
http://research.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.6/8_3Stable_Release.html
x_refsource_MISCx_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
http://research.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.8/9_3Stable_Release.html
x_refsource_MISCMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/9
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3490

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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