# CVE-2012-3537: The Crowbar Ohai plugin (chef/cookbooks/ohai/files/default/plugins/crowbar.rb) in the Deployer Barclamp in Crowbar, possibly 1.4 and earlier

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-09-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Crowbar Ohai plugin (chef/cookbooks/ohai/files/default/plugins/crowbar.rb) in the Deployer Barclamp in Crowbar, possibly 1.4 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via vectors related to "insecure handling of tmp files" and predictable file names.

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## References

- https://github.com/SUSE-Cloud/barclamp-deployer/commit/5ea8d4ddaa4cb1ce834d36889f0fe7ac0d617bc8
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78041
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/7
- https://github.com/dellcloudedge/barclamp-deployer/pull/57
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55240
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50442
- https://github.com/SUSE-Cloud/barclamp-deployer/commit/b6454268a067fc77ff5de82057b5b53b3cc38b87
- http://osvdb.org/84955
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/5

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