Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1)…
Priority LOW 17CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local users to delete and overwrite arbitrary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00348 28th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 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:openvswitch:openvswitch:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Openvswitch |
- cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Openvswitch
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3449
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9jx-2g6h-pw23
References
More Openvswitch vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15067 openvswitch 2.17.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function xmalloc__ in openvswitch-2.17.8/lib/util.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-01905 Buffer overflow in lib/flow.c in ovs-vswitchd in Open vSwitch 2.2.x and 2.3.x before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-18020 Uncontrolled resource consumption in openvswitch CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-06707 In Open vSwitch (OvS) v2.7.0, there is a buffer over-read while parsing the group mod… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06706 In lib/conntrack.c in the firewall implementation in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.6.1, there is a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06664 In Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.0, while parsing an OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY type OFP 1.0… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-3449 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3449 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9jx-2g6h-pw23 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-3449 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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