CVE-2012-5628

MEDIUMNVD 4.4

4.4

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.

CVSS v3: 4.4
EG Score: —
EPSS: 11.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 4, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884854
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884854

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-275

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2012-5628?

CVE-2012-5628 is a medium vulnerability published on May 4, 2018. 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.

When was CVE-2012-5628 disclosed?

CVE-2012-5628 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 4, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-5628 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5628 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 11.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-5628?

CVE-2012-5628 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2012-5628?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-5628, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2012-5628

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