CVE-2012-4480
mom creates world-writable pid files in /var/run
7.8 High
mom creates world-writable pid files in /var/run
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
0.35%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
mom creates world-writable pid files in /var/run
- Record
CVE-2012-4480- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
mom creates world-writable pid files in /var/run
- Record
CVE-2012-4480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4409 No score
mom creates world-writable pid files in /var/run
- Record
EUVD-2012-4409- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gf3x-6x8j-89fm
mom creates world-writable pid files in /var/run
mom creates world-writable pid files in /var/run
- Record
GHSA-gf3x-6x8j-89fm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4480 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Mom, published December 2, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-4480
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-4480
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090188.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79190
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4480
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gf3x-6x8j-89fm