condor: DoS when removing jobs via jobcontrol.py when job id is in square brackets
Published Mar 12, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.27%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.8.0
- 2.3
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
condor-0:7.8.8-0.4.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
condor-ec2-enhanced-0:1.3.0-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
condor-ec2-enhanced-hooks-0:1.3.0-3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
condor-job-hooks-0:1.5-6.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
condor-low-latency-0:1.2-3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
condor-wallaby-0:5.0.5-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
condor-wallaby-base-db-0:1.25-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
cumin-0:0.1.5675-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
python-boto-0:2.3.0-1.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
ruby-rhubarb-0:0.4.3-5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
ruby-spqr-0:0.3.6-3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
sesame-0:1.0-7.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
wallaby-0:0.16.3-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0564
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
condor-0:7.8.8-0.4.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
condor-ec2-enhanced-0:1.3.0-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
condor-ec2-enhanced-hooks-0:1.3.0-3.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
condor-job-hooks-0:1.5-6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
condor-low-latency-0:1.2-3.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
condor-wallaby-0:5.0.5-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
condor-wallaby-base-db-0:1.25-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
cumin-0:0.1.5675-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
deltacloud-core-0:0.5.0-11.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
ruby-rhubarb-0:0.4.3-5.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
ruby-spqr-0:0.3.6-3.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
rubygem-nokogiri-0:1.5.0-0.9.beta4.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
rubygem-rack-1:1.3.0-3.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
sesame-0:1.0-8.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
wallaby-0:0.16.3-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0565
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1
condor
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | condor-0:7.8.8-0.4.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | condor-ec2-enhanced-0:1.3.0-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | condor-ec2-enhanced-hooks-0:1.3.0-3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | condor-job-hooks-0:1.5-6.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | condor-low-latency-0:1.2-3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | condor-wallaby-0:5.0.5-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | condor-wallaby-base-db-0:1.25-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | cumin-0:0.1.5675-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | python-boto-0:2.3.0-1.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | ruby-rhubarb-0:0.4.3-5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | ruby-spqr-0:0.3.6-3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | sesame-0:1.0-7.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | wallaby-0:0.16.3-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0564 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | condor-0:7.8.8-0.4.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | condor-ec2-enhanced-0:1.3.0-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | condor-ec2-enhanced-hooks-0:1.3.0-3.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | condor-job-hooks-0:1.5-6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | condor-low-latency-0:1.2-3.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | condor-wallaby-0:5.0.5-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | condor-wallaby-base-db-0:1.25-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | cumin-0:0.1.5675-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | deltacloud-core-0:0.5.0-11.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | ruby-rhubarb-0:0.4.3-5.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | ruby-spqr-0:0.3.6-3.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | rubygem-nokogiri-0:1.5.0-0.9.beta4.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | rubygem-rack-1:1.3.0-3.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | sesame-0:1.0-8.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | wallaby-0:0.16.3-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | condor | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02267) | 82.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02267) | 80.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00686) | 70.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00694) | 80.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00694) | 79.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00694) | 77.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0564.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0565.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4462 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860850 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://htcondor-git.cs.wisc.edu/?p=condor.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8f9b304c4f6c0a98dafa61b2c0e4beb3b70e4c84 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4462
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4462
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0564.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0565.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4462 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860850 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://htcondor-git.cs.wisc.edu/?p=condor.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8f9b304c4f6c0a98dafa61b2c0e4beb3b70e4c84 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4462 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4462 |
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