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CVE-2012-2653

10.0 · HIGH

arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulner…

Published Jul 12, 2012lawrence_berkeley_national_laboratoryEPSS 3.20%

Overview

CVE-2012-2653 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting lawrence_berkeley_national_laboratory arpwatch. It was published on July 12, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulnerabilities in the daemon.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from lawrence_berkeley_national_laboratory. Update arpwatch to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082553.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082565.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082569.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2481Refwww.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:113Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/12Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/13Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/14Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/5Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-16

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2653?

CVE-2012-2653 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting lawrence_berkeley_national_laboratory arpwatch. It was published on July 12, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2012-2653?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-2653?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from lawrence_berkeley_national_laboratory. Update arpwatch to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-2653?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2012-2653 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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