Is CVE-2012-3504 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3504 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3504?

CVE-2012-3504 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.6 (LOW).

CVE-2012-3504

LOW · CVSS 3.6EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

The nssconfigFound function in genkey.pl in crypto-utils 2.4.1-34 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the "list" file in the current working directory.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.5% (40th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-3459)
Published: October 10, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3459 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fedoraproject / crypto-utils

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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