Name: CVE-2012-1586: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2012-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-1586, CWE-200, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00514

mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or directories via the file path in the second argument, which reveals their existence in an error message.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade cifs-utils	Sep 20, 2017	Aug 27, 2012
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade cifs-utils	Dec 1, 2016	Aug 27, 2012
Debian	—	Upgrade cifs-utils	Jul 30, 2024	Aug 27, 2012
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade cifs-utils	Oct 16, 2024	Aug 27, 2012
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Mar 21, 2012
Suse	—	Upgrade cifs-utilsUpgrade cifs-utils-develUpgrade wb-cifs-idmap-pluginUpgrade pam_cifscreds	Feb 17, 2015	Jun 28, 2013

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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