surf: cookie jar has read access from other local user
Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
surf: cookie jar has read access from other local user
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00381 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| surf | surf | Fixed in 0.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- surf Vendorsurf Affected Fixed in 0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:suckless:surf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.5 | Vulnerable | Suckless |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:suckless:surf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.5 Vulnerable ·Suckless
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0842
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6fcx-7m99-66c8
References
Advisory 6
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0842
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0842
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/10/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/11/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/10/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/10/9
More surf vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-09220 PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 Local Buffer Overflow via -m Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2012-0842 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0842 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6fcx-7m99-66c8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-0842 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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