CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2012-3490
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.57%
Original NVD Description
The (1) my_popenv_impl and (2) my_spawnv functions in src/condor_utils/my_popen.cpp and the (3) systemCommand function in condor_vm-gahp/vmgahp_common.cpp in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 does not properly check the return value of setuid calls, which might cause a subprocess to be created with root privileges and allow remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
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