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CVE-2012-1576


The myuser_delete function in libathemecore/account.c in Atheme 5.x before 5.2.7, 6.x before 6.0.10, and 7.x before 7.0.0-beta2 does not properly clean up CertFP entries when a user is deleted, which allows remote attackers to access a different user account or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a login as a deleted user.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-1576 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from atheme organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2012-10-01T20:55:03.673

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application atheme atheme 6.0.0 Yes
Application atheme atheme 6.0.1 Yes
Application atheme atheme 6.0.2 Yes
Application atheme atheme 6.0.3 Yes
Application atheme atheme 6.0.4 Yes
Application atheme atheme 6.0.5 Yes
Application atheme atheme 6.0.6 Yes
Application atheme atheme 6.0.7 Yes
Application atheme atheme 6.0.8 Yes
Application atheme atheme 6.0.9 Yes
Application atheme atheme 7.0.0 Yes
Application atheme atheme 7.0.0 Yes
Application atheme atheme 7.0.0 Yes
Application atheme atheme 7.0.0 Yes
Application atheme atheme 5.2.0 Yes
Application atheme atheme 5.2.1 Yes
Application atheme atheme 5.2.2 Yes
Application atheme atheme 5.2.3 Yes
Application atheme atheme 5.2.4 Yes
Application atheme atheme 5.2.5 Yes
Application atheme atheme 5.2.6 Yes
Application atheme atheme 5.2.7 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For atheme's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.