CVE-2012-4442
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CVE-2012-4442 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 retains the supplementary group IDs of the root account during operations with a non-root effective UID, which might allow local users to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging a race condition in a file-permission check.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 retains the supplementary group IDs of the root account during operations with a non-root effective UID, which might allow local users to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging a race condition in a file-permission check.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Monkey-Project | Monkey | 0.9.3 |
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- Status
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