CVE-2012-5483
tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ...
tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-readable permissions for /etc/keystone/ec2rc, which allows local users to obtain access to EC2 services by reading administrative access and secret values from this file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
2.1
tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-readable permissions for /etc/keystone/ec2rc, which allows local users to obtain access to EC2 services by reading administrative access and secret values from this file.
- Record
CVE-2012-5483- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-readable permissions for /etc/keystone/ec2rc, which allows local users to obtain access to EC2 services by reading administrative access and secret values from this file.
- Record
CVE-2012-5483- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5400 No score
tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-readable permissions for /etc/keystone/ec2rc, which allows local users to obtain access to EC2 services by reading administrative access and secret values from this file.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5400- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cx8-xmvm-66wj No score
tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ...
tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-readable permissions for /etc/keystone/ec2rc, which allows local users to obtain access to EC2 services by reading administrative access and secret values from this file.
- Record
GHSA-8cx8-xmvm-66wj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openstack-keystoneRed Hat:openstack:1::el6 |
before 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 | 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 |
openstack-keystone-docRed Hat:openstack:1::el6 |
before 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 | 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 |
python-keystoneRed Hat:openstack:1::el6 |
before 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 | 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 |
python-keystone-auth-tokenRed Hat:openstack:1::el6 |
before 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 | 0:2012.1.3-3.el6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5483 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Openstack Keystone, published December 26, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in openstack-keystone 0:2012.1.3-3.el6.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/56888
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1556.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=873447
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80612
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094286.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5483
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cx8-xmvm-66wj
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1556
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867029
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880399
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_1556.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5483
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5483