# CVE-2012-5483: tools/sample\_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-read

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-12-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-readable permissions for /etc/keystone/ec2rc, which allows local users to obtain access to EC2 services by reading administrative access and secret values from this file.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56888
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1556.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=873447
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80612
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094286.html

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