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title: "CVE-2012-2760\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2760?format=md
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# CVE-2012-2760

Publication date 25 July 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

mod\_auth\_openid before 0.7 for Apache uses world-readable permissions for
/tmp/mod\_auth\_openid.db, which allows local users to obtain session ids.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libapache2-mod-auth-openid | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2760?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libapache2-mod-auth-openid | * Vendor:   <http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/?dis=mes5&name=MDVSA-2012:118> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2760)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2760)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-2760)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2760)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/bmuller/mod_auth_openid/pull/30>
* <https://github.com/bmuller/mod_auth_openid/blob/master/ChangeLog>
* <http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18917>
* <http://secunia.com/advisories/49247>
* <http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112991/Mod_Auth_OpenID-Session-Stealing.html>
* <http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-05/0235.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2760>