CVE-2012-0945

Q: How do I fix CVE-2012-0945?

Upgrade whoopsie-daisy to 0.1.26 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2012-0945 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2012-0945 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.71% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 50% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2012-0945?

CVE-2012-0945 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2012-0945 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for whoopsie-daisy (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

4.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

whoopsie-daisy before 0.1.26: Root user can remove arbitrary files

CWE-428

How to fix

Remediation Available

whoopsie-daisyNVD

Affected:< 0.1.26Fixed in:0.1.26CVE-2012-0945derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugs.launchpad.net

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-38408	Critical	9.8	80%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-15261	High	8.0	11%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-10619	High	7.8	2.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-17658	Critical	9.8	2.2%	-	-
CVE-2015-4173	Medium	6.9	2.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-39464	High	7.2	2.0%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2012-0945?

Upgrade whoopsie-daisy to 0.1.26 or later.

Is CVE-2012-0945 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2012-0945 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.71% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 50% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2012-0945?

CVE-2012-0945 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2012-0945 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for whoopsie-daisy (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.