CVE-2012-6097
File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow local...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6097- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6097- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5967 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5967- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r953-3vv9-m789 No score
File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r953-3vv9-m789- Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2012-6097 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Fedorahosted Cronie, published April 9, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.