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TI-2012-03804 Aliases CVE-2012-4462GHSA-g8fv-4vr4-3m6h

aviary/jobcontrol.py in Condor, as used in Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.3, when removing a…

Priority LOW 24CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

aviary/jobcontrol.py in Condor, as used in Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.3, when removing a job, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (condor_schedd restart) via square brackets in the cproc option.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02267 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.8.0VulnerableCondor Project
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.8.0 Vulnerable ·Condor Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:0565 Released 2013-03-06 · Red Hat rating Low
    Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid 2.3 security update
    • Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2 condor-7.8.8-0.4.1.el6, condor-classads-7.8.8-0.4.1.el6, condor-job-hooks-1.5-6.el6 +17
    • Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 Server v.2 condor-7.8.8-0.4.1.el6, condor-classads-7.8.8-0.4.1.el6, condor-ec2-enhanced-1.3.0-2.el6 +20
    • Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 condor-7.8.8-0.4.1.el6, condor-aviary-7.8.8-0.4.1.el6, condor-classads-7.8.8-0.4.1.el6 +34
    • Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2 sesame-1.0-8.el6
    • Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 Server v.2 cumin-0.1.5675-1.el6, python-wallaby-0.16.3-1.el6, sesame-1.0-8.el6 +1
    • Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 6 Server v.2 sesame-1.0-8.el6
  • RHSA-2013:0564 Released 2013-03-06 · Red Hat rating Low
    Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid 2.3 security update
    • MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 5 Server v.2 condor-7.8.8-0.4.1.el5, condor-7.8.8-0.4.1.el5.i386, condor-classads-7.8.8-0.4.1.el5 +26
    • MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server v.2 condor-7.8.8-0.4.1.el5, condor-7.8.8-0.4.1.el5.i386, condor-aviary-7.8.8-0.4.1.el5 +32
    • MRG Management for RHEL 5 Server v.2 cumin-0.1.5675-1.el5, python-wallaby-0.16.3-1.el5, sesame-1.0-7.el5 +2
    • Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 5 Server v.2 sesame-1.0-7.el5, sesame-1.0-7.el5.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0564
MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0564
MRG Management for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0564
Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat MRG Management for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 5 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0564
Red Hat MRG Messaging for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2013:0565

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4462
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g8fv-4vr4-3m6h

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

Sources

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