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TI-2012-04709 Aliases CVE-2012-5605GHSA-x2c2-p9xj-wcjm

Incorrect default permissions in Red Hat CloudForms for RHEL 6

Priority LOW 16CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

A flaw was found in Grinder, a component of Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify Grinder's cache files due to incorrect world-writable permissions set on the `/var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder/` directory. This could lead to unauthorized data tampering within the application's cache.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00321 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—0.7.8.1-1.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—0.66.1-2.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—0.0.150-1.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—1.1.12-22.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—1.1.2-1.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—1.1.8-1.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—1.1.8-12.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—1.1.5-2.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—1.1.9-12.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—1.1.1-2.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—1.1.14-1.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—2.1.5-4.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms for RHEL 6—0.0.11-3.el6cfPatch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms Tools for RHEL 5—0.66.1-2.el5Patch availableCNA
Red HatCloudForms Tools for RHEL 5—1.1.2-1.el5Patch availableCNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.7.8.1-1.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.66.1-2.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.0.150-1.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.1.12-22.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.1.2-1.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.1.8-1.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.1.8-12.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.1.5-2.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.1.9-12.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.1.1-2.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.1.14-1.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.1.5-4.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms for RHEL 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.0.11-3.el6cf Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms Tools for RHEL 5 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 0.66.1-2.el5 Patch available CNA
  • CloudForms Tools for RHEL 5 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.1.2-1.el5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:1543 Released 2012-12-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    CloudForms System Engine 1.1 update
    • CloudForms System Engine for RHEL 6 Server candlepin-0.7.8.1-1.el6cf, candlepin-devel-0.7.8.1-1.el6cf, candlepin-selinux-0.7.8.1-1.el6cf +26
    • CloudForms Tools for RHEL 5 Server gofer-0.66.1-2.el5, gofer-package-0.66.1-2.el5, gofer-watchdog-0.66.1-2.el5 +2
    • CloudForms Tools for RHEL 6 Server gofer-0.66.1-2.el6cf, gofer-package-0.66.1-2.el6cf, gofer-watchdog-0.66.1-2.el6cf +2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat CloudForms Tools for RHEL 5, CloudForms for RHEL 6 — RHSA-2012:1543

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2012-03914 Pulp: red hat cloudforms: pulp in red hat cloudforms: information disclosure via world-readable configuration filePriority LOW 25
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
CloudForms System Engine for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2012:1543
CloudForms Tools for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2012:1543
CloudForms Tools for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2012:1543

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5605
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x2c2-p9xj-wcjm
  3. 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2012:1543 · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-30 Title updated · CNA
  5. 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · CNA
  6. 2026-10-30 Weakness changed · CNA
  7. 2026-10-30 Fix available: candlepin@0:0.7.8.1-1.el6cf, gofer@0:0.66.1-2.el5, gofer@0:0.66.1-2.el6cf +12 · CNA
  8. 2026-10-30 2 new references · CNA
  9. 2026-10-31 Fix available: CloudForms System Engine for RHEL 6 Server, CloudForms Tools for RHEL 5 Server, CloudForms Tools for RHEL 6 Server · Red Hat

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2019-03828 Path traversal in Rails https://github.com/rails/rails KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-08592 The XML-RPC server in supervisor before 3.0.1, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, 3.2.x before 3.2.4… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-08480 jQuery before 3.4.0, as used in Drupal, Backdrop CMS, and other products, mishandles… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2018-05593 transport.py in the SSH server implementation of Paramiko before 1.17.6, 1.18.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-02756 Path traversal in HackerOne Sprockets CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-00978 Improper input validation in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 47 →

Sources

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