# CVE-2012-3457: PNP4Nagios 0.6 through 0.6.16 uses world-readable permissions for process\_perfdata.cfg, which allows local users to obtain the Gearman share

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PNP4Nagios 0.6 through 0.6.16 uses world-readable permissions for process_perfdata.cfg, which allows local users to obtain the Gearman shared secret by reading the file.

## What to do

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## References

- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683879
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54863
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/06/8
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086387.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/06/7
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086161.html

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