CVE-2012-2690

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Published: 2012-06-29 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2690 is rated Low Risk (16/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2690

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 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.06% -0.97%
2 2023-02-13 1.28% 1.03% -0.25%
3 2023-02-03 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2690

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2690

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-2690

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2012-2690 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libguestfs), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2690
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2690
ubuntu low CVE-2012-2690 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libguestfs), 16 status rows across 16 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 9, DNE 5, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2690

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2690

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libguestfs libguestfs <= 1.17.43 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.0 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.3 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.4 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.5 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.6 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.7 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.8 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.9 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.10 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.11 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.12 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.13 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.14 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.15 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.16 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.17 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.18 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.19 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.20 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.21 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.22 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.23 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.24 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.25 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.26 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.0 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.2 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.3 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.4 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.5 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.6 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.7 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.8 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.9 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.10 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.11 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.12 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.13 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.14 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.15 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.16 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.17 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.18 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.19 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.20 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.21 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.22 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.23 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.24 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.25 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.26 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.27 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.28 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.29 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.30 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.31 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.32 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.33 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.34 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.35 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.36 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.37 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.38 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.39 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.40 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.41 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.42 cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2690

cvelogic Threat Intelligence