openCryptoki 2.4.1 allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on…
Priority LOW 28CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
openCryptoki 2.4.1 allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) LCK..opencryptoki or (2) LCK..opencryptoki_stdll file in /var/lock/.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00359 29th 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:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 | Vulnerable | opencryptoki |
- cpe:2.3:a:opencryptoki_project:opencryptoki:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 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-2012-4455
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45q7-7mrv-f7jr
References
Other 9
- [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
- [oss-security] 20120920 Re: CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636
- [Opencryptoki-tech] 20120427 opencryptoki release 2.4.2
- http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5667edb52cd27b7e512f48f823b4bcc6b872ab15
- [oss-security] 20120906 CVE request: opencryptoki insecure lock files handling
- [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-2021-02729 Information disclosure in opencryptoki CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2012-03796 openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to create or set… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.9
Sources
- CVE-2012-4455 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4455 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-45q7-7mrv-f7jr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-4455 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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