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CVE-2012-6472

N/A

Published: January 2, 2013 at 11:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorOpera Browser· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

Description

Opera before 12.12 on UNIX uses weak permissions for the profile directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a (1) cache file, (2) password file, or (3) configuration file, or (4) possibly gain privileges by modifying or overwriting a configuration file.

Affected

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

Opera Browser · Opera

95%

v ≤ 12.111.00 10.00 10.00 alpha 10.00 beta1 10.00 beta2 10.00 beta3 10.01 10.10 10.10 beta1 10.11 10.20 alpha 10.50 10.50 beta1 10.50 beta2 10.51 10.52 10.52 beta1 10.52 beta2 10.53 10.53 b 10.53 beta1 10.54 10.60 10.60 alpha 10.60 beta1 10.61 10.62 10.63 11.00 11.00 beta 11.01 11.10 11.10 beta 11.11 11.50 11.50 beta 11.51 11.52 11.52.1100 11.60 11.60 beta 11.61 11.62 11.64 11.65 11.66 12.00 12.00 beta 12.01 12.02 12.10 12.10 beta 2.00 2.10 2.10 beta1 2.10 beta2 2.10 beta3 2.12 3.00 3.00 beta 3.10 3.21 3.50 3.51 3.60 3.61 3.62 3.62 beta 4.00 4.00 beta2 4.00 beta3 4.00 beta4 4.00 beta5 4.00 beta6 4.01 4.02 5.0 5.0 beta2 5.0 beta3 5.0 beta4 5.0 beta5 5.0 beta6 5.0 beta7 5.0 beta8 5.02 5.10 5.11 5.12 6.0 6.0 beta1 6.0 beta2 6.0 beta3 6.0 tp1 6.0 tp2 6.0 tp3 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.1 6.1 beta1 6.11 6.12 7.0 7.0 beta1 7.0 beta1_v2 7.0 beta2 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.10 7.10 beta1 7.11 7.11 beta2 7.20 7.20 beta7 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.50 7.50 beta1 7.51 7.52 7.53 7.54 7.54 update1 7.54 update2 7.60 8.0 8.0 beta1 8.0 beta2 8.0 beta3 8.01 8.02 8.50 8.51 8.52 8.53 8.54 9.0 9.0 beta1 9.0 beta2 9.01 9.02 9.10 9.12 9.20 9.20 beta1 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.50 9.50 beta1 9.50 beta2 9.51 9.52 9.60 9.60 beta1 9.61 9.62 9.63 9.64

unix-unix (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1039/

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: [email protected]

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unified/1212/

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1039/

CVSS

4.6MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-264

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