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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3490

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.

Products
condor
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
7.8.2~dfsg.1-1+deb7u1
CVEs
CVE-2012-3490
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3490

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Jan 2020, 21:15 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3490

condor

Fixed versions: 7.8.2~dfsg.1-1+deb7u1

condor

Fixed versions: 7.8.2~dfsg.1-1+deb7u1

Complete source record
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  "id": "e405a7a3ee6a7839c4b594fb62dd04f406ea92588fb7cb5593f85c1fba6f0d7c",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3490",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3490",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3490",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "condor",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "7.8.2~dfsg.1-1+deb7u1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "condor",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          }
        ],
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      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
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        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              ]
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "condor",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/condor?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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                {
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "condor",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/condor?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3490.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:01:04.528996654Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3490"
      ]
    },
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2012-3490",
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 419406,
  "published_at": "2020-01-09T21:15:11.2+00:00"
}