Candlepin: bootstrap RPM deploys CA certificate file with mode 666
Published Mar 1, 2013
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.23%
Description
modules/certs/manifests/config.pp in katello-configure before 1.3.3.pulpv2 in Katello uses weak permissions (666) for the Candlepin bootstrap RPM, which allows local users to modify the Candlepin CA certificate by writing to this file.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- ≤ 1.3.2_pulpv2
No data.
CloudForms for RHEL 6
candlepin-0:0.7.19-3.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0547
CloudForms for RHEL 6
katello-0:1.1.12.2-5.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0547
CloudForms for RHEL 6
katello-cli-0:1.1.8-14.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0547
CloudForms for RHEL 6
katello-configure-0:1.1.9-13.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0547
CloudForms for RHEL 6
katello-selinux-0:1.1.1-5.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0547
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
candlepin-0:0.7.24-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
katello-0:1.2.1.1-1h.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
katello-configure-0:1.2.3.1-4h.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-actionpack-1:3.0.10-12.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-activemodel-0:3.0.10-3.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-delayed_job-0:2.1.4-3.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-json-0:1.7.3-2.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-nokogiri-0:1.5.0-0.9.beta4.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-rack-1:1.3.0-4.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-rails_warden-0:0.5.5-2.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-rdoc-0:3.8-6.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
thumbslug-0:0.0.28.1-1.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0686
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms for RHEL 6 | candlepin-0:0.7.19-3.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0547 |
| CloudForms for RHEL 6 | katello-0:1.1.12.2-5.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0547 |
| CloudForms for RHEL 6 | katello-cli-0:1.1.8-14.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0547 |
| CloudForms for RHEL 6 | katello-configure-0:1.1.9-13.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0547 |
| CloudForms for RHEL 6 | katello-selinux-0:1.1.1-5.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0547 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | candlepin-0:0.7.24-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | katello-0:1.2.1.1-1h.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | katello-configure-0:1.2.3.1-4h.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-actionpack-1:3.0.10-12.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-activemodel-0:3.0.10-3.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-delayed_job-0:2.1.4-3.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-json-0:1.7.3-2.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-nokogiri-0:1.5.0-0.9.beta4.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-rack-1:1.3.0-4.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-rails_warden-0:0.5.5-2.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-rdoc-0:3.8-6.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | thumbslug-0:0.0.28.1-1.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0686 |
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: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 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 12.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 13.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00031) | 5.56th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0547.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0686.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52774 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6116 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906207 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Katello/katello/commits/master/katello-configure/katello-configure.spec x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/jsomara/katello/commit/65f1e42b7bda0f3410931c50598540d944d8bf0d x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6116
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6116
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0547.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0686.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/52774 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6116 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906207 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Katello/katello/commits/master/katello-configure/katello-configure.spec | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/jsomara/katello/commit/65f1e42b7bda0f3410931c50598540d944d8bf0d | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6116 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6116 |
Change history (0)
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