CVE-2010-4512

Cobbler before 2.0.4 uses an incorrect umask value, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by leveraging world writable permissions for files and directories.

Published: 2010-12-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-4512 is rated Low Risk (37.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4512

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.32% +0.20%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.12% +0.07%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4512

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4512

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-4512

vendor priority summary link
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4512

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4512

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
michael_dehaan cobbler <= 2.0.3.1-2 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.0.2-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.0.2-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.0.3-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.0.3-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.2.8-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.2.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.2.9-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.2.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.3.1-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.3.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.3.3-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.3.3-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.3.4-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.3.4-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.4.0-2 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.4.0-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.4.1-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.4.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.4.2-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.4.2-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.4.3-4 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.4.3-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.1-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.2-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.2-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.3-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.3-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.4-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.4-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.5-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.5-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.6-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 1.6.8-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:1.6.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 2.0.0-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:2.0.0-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 2.0.1-1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:2.0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
michael_dehaan cobbler 2.0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:michael_dehaan:cobbler:2.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4512

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