TI-2012-05061 Aliases CVE-2012-6097 GHSA-r953-3vv9-m789

File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow…

LOW 23CWE-200Published 2013-04-09 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow local users to read restricted files, as demonstrated by reading /etc/crontab.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01349 71st 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:fedorahosted:cronie:1.4.8:::::::*	1.4.8	Vulnerable	Fedorahosted

cpe:2.3:a:fedorahosted:cronie:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·Fedorahosted

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6097
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r953-3vv9-m789

References

Advisory 1

MDVSA-2013:033

Other 3

TI-2010-00402 The edit_cmd function in crontab.c in (1) cronie before 1.4.4 and (2) Vixie cron… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3

Sources

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