cronie: fd leak in 1.4.8
Published Apr 9, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.35%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cronie
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cronie | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of cronie as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
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:P/I:N/A:N
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 | 1.35% (0.01349) | 70.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.35% (0.01349) | 67.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 52.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 33.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 35.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 33.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 29.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:033 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6097 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8652 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786096 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893661 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6097
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6097
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:033 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6097 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8652 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786096 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893661 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6097 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6097 |
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