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CVE-2012-4454

openCryptoki before 2.4.1, when using spinlocks, allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) .pkapi_xpk or (2) .pkcs11spinloc file in /tmp.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-4454 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from opencryptoki_project 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

2012-10-10T18:55:04.440

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:45:07.840

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.9 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

5.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	≤ 2.4	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.2.3	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.2.4	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.2.4.1	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.2.5	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.2.6	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.2.7	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.2.8	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.3.0	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.3.1	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.3.2	Yes
Application	opencryptoki_project	opencryptoki	2.3.3	Yes

References

http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9 ([email protected])
http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50702 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28878345 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/2 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/6 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/09/2 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/6 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/5 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/2 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55627 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78797 ([email protected])
http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=58345488c9351d9be9a4be27c8b407c2706a33a9 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://opencryptoki.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=opencryptoki/opencryptoki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7fcb3eb0319183348f1f4fb90ede4edd6487c30 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50702 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28878345 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/6 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/09/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/6 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55627 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730636 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78797 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

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 opencryptoki_project'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.