CVE-2012-6120

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable...

2.1 LowFix available

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Record: CVE-2012-6120
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

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Record: CVE-2012-6120
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5987 No score

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Record: EUVD-2012-5987
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mph7-5pc9-hg5q No score

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable...

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Record: GHSA-mph7-5pc9-hg5q
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Record: CVE-2012-6120
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6120 No score

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6120
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`puppet` Debian:11	before 2.6.4-2	2.6.4-2
`puppet` Debian:6.0	before 2.6.2-5+squeeze10, plus listed versions 2.6.2-42.6.2-52.6.2-5+squeeze12.6.2-5+squeeze32.6.2-5+squeeze4 Show 5 moreShow less 2.6.2-5+squeeze52.6.2-5+squeeze62.6.2-5+squeeze72.6.2-5+squeeze82.6.2-5+squeeze9	2.6.2-5+squeeze10
`puppet` Red Hat:openstack:2::el6	before 0:2.6.18-1.el6ost	0:2.6.18-1.el6ost
`puppet-server` Red Hat:openstack:2::el6	before 0:2.6.18-1.el6ost	0:2.6.18-1.el6ost

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-6120 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Redhat Openstack Essex, published April 10, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in puppet 2.6.4-2.

References

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