CVE-2012-2697

Unspecified vulnerability in autofs, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows local...

4.9 MediumFix available

Unspecified vulnerability in autofs, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows local users to cause a denial of service (autofs crash and delayed mounts) or prevent "mount expiration" via unspecified vectors related to "using an LDAP-based automount map."

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.9

Record: CVE-2012-2697
CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-2697
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-2677 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-2677
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cw5-3jc7-m8ff No score

Unspecified vulnerability in autofs, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows local...

Record: GHSA-8cw5-3jc7-m8ff
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2012-2697
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2697 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2697
Updated: 2026-11-07

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-2697 No score

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2697
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redhat enterprise linux

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`autofs` Debian:12	before 5.0.6-1	5.0.6-1
`autofs` Debian:13	before 5.0.6-1	5.0.6-1
`autofs` Debian:14	before 5.0.6-1	5.0.6-1
`autofs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5	1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5
`autofs-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5	1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5
`autofs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5	1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5
`autofs-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5	1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 7, 2026	affected, facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	affected
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-2012-2697 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published February 24, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in autofs 5.0.6-1.

References

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