Is CVE-2012-6110 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6110 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6110?

CVE-2012-6110 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2012-6110

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

bcron-exec in bcron before 0.10 does not close file descriptors associated with temporary files when running a cron job, which allows local users to modify job files and send spam messages by accessing an open file descriptor.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.4% (37th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5978)
Published: September 29, 2014
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5978 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

bcron project / bcron exec
bcron project / bcron exec
bcron project / bcron exec
bcron project / bcron exec
bcron project / bcron exec
bcron project / bcron exec

References

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

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