THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-2092
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2012-2092

Ubuntu Cobbler vulnerability

CVSS
5.9
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
A Security Bypass vulnerability exists in Ubuntu Cobbler before 2,2,2 in the cobbler-ubuntu-import script due to an error when verifying the GPG signature.
Affected vendor
Canonical
Affected product
Ubuntu Cobbler
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Published
2019-12-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-2092

  • Confirm whether Canonical Ubuntu Cobbler is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-2092.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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