openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to create or set…
Priority LOW 17CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) .pkapi_xpk or (2) .pkcs11spinloc file in /tmp.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01129 66th 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 · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.4 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.4 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.4.1 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.6 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.7 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.8 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.1 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4.1 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.7 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.8 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
Show 2 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.2 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
| cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.3 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·opencryptoki
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 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4454
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mvr7-mrp6-366f
References
Other 10
- [oss-security] 20120909 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling
- [oss-security] 20120924 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling
- [oss-security] 20120927 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling
- [Opencryptoki-tech] 20120223 opencryptoki version 2.4.1 released
- [oss-security] 20120920 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636
- [oss-security] 20120906 CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling
- http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30
- http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9
- [oss-security] 20120907 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling
More Opencryptoki vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29047 openCryptoki: Memory safety vulnerabilities in BER/DER decoders in asn1.c CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-19251 openCryptoki has improper link resolution before file access (link following) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-18309 openCryptoki incorrectly calculates the buffer size in C_WrapKey with CKM_ECDH_AES_KEY_WRAP CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
- TI-2024-00843 Opencryptoki: timing side-channel in handling of rsa pkcs#1 v1.5 padded ciphertexts (marvin) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2012-03797 openCryptoki 2.4.1 allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2021-02729 Information disclosure in opencryptoki CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-4454 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4454 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mvr7-mrp6-366f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-4454 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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