MEDIUM
The Crowbar Ohai plugin (chef/cookbooks/ohai/files/default/plugins/crowbar.rb) in the Deployer Barclamp in Crowbar, possibly 1.4 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via vectors related to "insecure handling of tmp files" and predictable file names
Published Sep 5, 2012
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.59%
Description
The Crowbar Ohai plugin (chef/cookbooks/ohai/files/default/plugins/crowbar.rb) in the Deployer Barclamp in Crowbar, possibly 1.4 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via vectors related to "insecure handling of tmp files" and predictable file names.
Affected products
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.59% 0.00590
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00590
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 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 46.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 43.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 45.05th | 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 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://osvdb.org/84955 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50442 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55240 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774967 x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78041 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/SUSE-Cloud/barclamp-deployer/commit/5ea8d4ddaa4cb1ce834d36889f0fe7ac0d617bc8 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatch
- https://github.com/SUSE-Cloud/barclamp-deployer/commit/b6454268a067fc77ff5de82057b5b53b3cc38b87 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatch
- https://github.com/dellcloudedge/barclamp-deployer/pull/57 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/84955 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50442 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55240 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774967 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78041 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/SUSE-Cloud/barclamp-deployer/commit/5ea8d4ddaa4cb1ce834d36889f0fe7ac0d617bc8 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatch | |
| https://github.com/SUSE-Cloud/barclamp-deployer/commit/b6454268a067fc77ff5de82057b5b53b3cc38b87 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatch | |
| https://github.com/dellcloudedge/barclamp-deployer/pull/57 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 5, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-3537
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a