CVE-2012-0691

CA License (aka CA Licensing) before 1.90.03 does not properly restrict system commands, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2012-10-02 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0691 is rated Low Risk (34/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0691

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 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.85%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0691

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-2012-0691

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0691

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom license_software <= 1.90.02 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom license_software 0.1.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:0.1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom license_software 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom license_software 1.8.0.110 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:1.8.0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom license_software 1.8.0.114 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:1.8.0.114:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom license_software 1.9.1.105 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:1.9.1.105:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom license_software 1.52 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom license_software 1.60.3 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:1.60.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom license_software 1.61.8 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:1.61.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom license_software 1.61.9 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:1.61.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom license_software 1.70.1.101 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:1.70.1.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0691

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