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CVE-2012-3492 (GCVE-0-2012-3492)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-09-28 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:24
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Summary
The filesystem authentication (condor_io/condor_auth_fs.cpp) in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 uses authentication directories even when they have weak permissions, which allows remote attackers to impersonate users by renaming a user's authentication directory.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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