{"cve":"CVE-2012-4453","nvd":{"published":"2012-10-09T23:55:05.313","modified":"2026-06-16T23:45:07.720","status":"Modified","description":"dracut.sh in dracut, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora 16 and 17, and possibly other products, creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-276"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6"],"products":["dracut_project:dracut","fedoraproject:fedora","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4453","score":0.00364,"percentile":0.30246,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}