CVE-2012-3491

src/condor_schedd.V6/schedd.cpp in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 does not properly check the permissions of jobs, which allows remote authenticated users to remove arbitrary idle jobs via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2012-09-28 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3491 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.83%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3491

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 1.12% 1.83% +0.71%
2 2025-03-30 1.94% 1.12% -0.82%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.94% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3491

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3491

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-3491

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2012-3491 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (condor), 3 status rows across 3 suites (forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3491
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3491
ubuntu low CVE-2012-3491 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (condor), 9 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 3, not-affected 3, DNE 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3491

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3491

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
condor_project condor 7.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
condor_project condor 7.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3491

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