MEDIUM
gofer: /var/lib/gofer/journal/watchdog is world writable
Published May 4, 2018
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.27%
Description
gofer before 0.68 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/gofer/journal/watchdog, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by removing journal entries.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.68
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.
4.4 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low
3.6 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.27% 0.00271
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00271
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 | 0.27% (0.00271) | 17.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00271) | 18.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00038) | 8.30th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5628 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884854 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5628
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5628
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5628 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884854 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5628 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5628 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 4, 2018
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 24, 2012
Link CVE-2012-5628
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a