CVE-2012-3381

sfcb in sblim-sfcb places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

Published: 2012-08-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3381 is rated Low Risk (26.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3381

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 0.14% 0.34% +0.20%
2 2026-02-12 0.15% 0.14% -0.01%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3381

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3381

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-3381

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3381
ubuntu low CVE-2012-3381 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sblim-sfcb), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): not-affected 4, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3381

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3381

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
standards_based_linux_instrumentation sblim-sfcb — cpe:2.3:a:standards_based_linux_instrumentation:sblim-sfcb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3381

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