CVE-2012-3427 (GCVE-0-2012-3427)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2014-02-02 20:00
Modified
2026-10-30 18:03
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CWE
- CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Summary
A flaw was found in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) and EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI). Incorrect permissions (755) for the /var/cache/jboss-ec2-eap/ directory allow a local user to read sensitive files. This vulnerability can lead to information disclosure, specifically exposing Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials.
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Impacted products
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| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 |
Unaffected: 0:5.1.2-8.11.ep5.el6 < * cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6 |
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