arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not…
Priority MEDIUM 49Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulnerabilities in the daemon.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03202 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lawrence_berkeley_national_laboratory:arpwatch:2.1a15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1a15 | Vulnerable | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
- cpe:2.3:a:lawrence_berkeley_national_laboratory:arpwatch:2.1a15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1a15 Vulnerable ·Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2653
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f5c6-h372-fcmp
References
Other 4
- [oss-security] 20120525 Re: CVE Request: powerdns does not clear supplementary groups
- [oss-security] 20120525 Re: CVE Request: powerdns does not clear supplementary groups
- [oss-security] 20120524 Re: CVE Request: powerdns does not clear supplementary groups
- [oss-security] 20120524 Re: CVE Request: powerdns does not clear supplementary groups
Sources
- CVE-2012-2653 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2653 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f5c6-h372-fcmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-2653 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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