CVE-2012-0435

SUSE WebYaST before 1.2 0.2.63-0.6.1 allows remote attackers to modify the hosts list, and subsequently conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, via a crafted /host request on TCP port 4984.

Published: 2013-01-26 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0435 is rated Moderate Risk (48.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.69%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0435

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 2025-03-17 0.22% 0.69% +0.47%
2 2024-09-17 0.26% 0.22% -0.04%
3 2024-02-08 0.26%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0435

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0435

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0435

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
suse webyast 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:suse:webyast:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0435

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