CVE-2012-0035 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2012-0035
Vulnerability Scoring

9.3

/10

Critical Threat

An extreme security risk, CVE-2012-0035 must be addressed immediately to prevent system compromise.

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity: Medium
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
Attack Vector: Network
Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
Privileges Required: None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2012-0035 Details

Status: Deferred

Last updated: 🕧 11 Apr 2025, 00:51 UTC
Originally published on: 🕞 19 Jan 2012, 15:55 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 4830 days

CVSS Release: version 2

CVE-2012-0035 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-0035: Untrusted search path vulnerability in EDE in CEDET before 1.0.1, as used in GNU Emacs before 23.4 and other products, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted Lisp expression in a Project.ede file in the directory, or a parent directory, of an opened file.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2012-0035

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2012-0035 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2012-0035

Moderate complexity but no authentication required makes CVE-2012-0035 a potential risk.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2012-0035, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2012-0035, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2012-0035 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2012-0035 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2012-0035 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.846% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 82.36% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 17.64% of others.

CVE-2012-0035 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

NVD-CWE-Other

Vulnerable Configurations

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