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CVE-2012-6117

Aeolus Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2, uses world...

2.1 Low

Aeolus Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/aeolus-configserver/configserver.log, which allows local users to read plaintext passwords by reading the log file.

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

Aeolus Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/aeolus-configserver/configserver.log, which allows local users to read plaintext passwords by reading the log file.

Record
CVE-2012-6117
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Aeolus Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/aeolus-configserver/configserver.log, which allows local users to read plaintext passwords by reading the log file.

Record
CVE-2012-6117
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5984 No score

Aeolus Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/aeolus-configserver/configserver.log, which allows local users to read plaintext passwords by reading the log file.

Record
EUVD-2012-5984
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-58x3-gjpx-27qx No score

Aeolus Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2, uses world...

Aeolus Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/aeolus-configserver/configserver.log, which allows local users to read plaintext passwords by reading the log file.

Record
GHSA-58x3-gjpx-27qx
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2012-6117 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Redhat Cloudforms Cloud Engine, published March 12, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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