sfcb in sblim-sfcb places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which…
Priority LOW 20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- 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
sfcb in sblim-sfcb places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0034 27th 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:standards_based_linux_instrumentation:sblim-sfcb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Standards Based Linux Instrumentation |
- cpe:2.3:a:standards_based_linux_instrumentation:sblim-sfcb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Standards Based Linux Instrumentation
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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-2012-3381
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqhf-vfw3-qffg
References
Other 5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=838160
- [oss-security] 20120706 Re: CVE Request: sblim-sfcb: insecure LD_LIBRARY_PATH usage
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3541554&group_id=128809&atid=712784
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770234
- [oss-security] 20120706 CVE Request: sblim-sfcb: insecure LD_LIBRARY_PATH usage
More Standards Based Linux Instrumentation Sblim-sfcb vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-01854 Heap-based buffer overflow in httpAdapter.c in httpAdapter in SBLIM SFCB before 1.3.8… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-01969 Integer overflow in httpAdapter.c in httpAdapter in SBLIM SFCB 1.3.4 through 1.3.7, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-00396 The SSL certificate setup program (genSslCert.sh) in Standards Based Linux… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2015-04353 The lookupProviders function in providerMgr.c in sblim-sfcb 1.3.4 and 1.3.18 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-02972 httpAdapter.c in sblim-sfcb before 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via long HTTP headers. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-02973 httpAdapter.c in sblim-sfcb before 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-3381 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3381 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mqhf-vfw3-qffg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-3381 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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