CVE-2012-3357

The SVN revision view (lib/vclib/svn/svn_repos.py) in ViewVC before 1.1.15 does not properly handle log messages when a readable path is copied from an unreadable path, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, related to a "log msg leak."

Published: 2012-07-22 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3357 is rated Moderate Risk (44.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.70%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3357

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 2025-03-30 0.75% 0.70% -0.05%
2 2025-03-29 0.70% 0.75% +0.05%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.70% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3357

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3357

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-3357

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2012-3357 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (viewvc), 15 status rows across 15 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety): ignored 10, not-affected 2, released 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3357

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3357

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
viewvc viewvc <= 1.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3357

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