Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local users to delete and overwrite arbitrary files
Published Aug 7, 2012
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local users to delete and overwrite arbitrary files.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 26.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 26.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 10.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683665 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54789 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54794 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845350 x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77417 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683665 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54789 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54794 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845350 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77417 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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