Jboss Operations NetworkApplication · Redhat
CVE-2012-0052
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedRed Hat JBoss Operations Network (JON) before 2.4.2 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1 does not check the JON agent key, which allows remote attackers to spoof the identity of arbitrary agents via the registered agent name.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceRed Hat JBoss Operations Network fails to validate the agent key during agent registration, allowing remote attackers to spoof the identity of arbitrary registered agents by sending the name of a legitimate agent without providing the correct key.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Jboss Operations NetworkApplication
<= 2.4.1= 2.0.0= 2.0.1= 2.1.0= 2.2= 2.3= 2.3.1= 2.4= 3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify JBoss Operations Network installationLocate JBoss ON server installation directory and check for jboss-on-server components or check running services for JBoss Operations Network processesAffected if JBoss Operations Network server software is present on the system
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Determine installed JBoss ON versionCheck version information in the installation directory, typically found in version manifest, About dialog, or startup logs. Compare against affected versions: <=2.4.1, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.2, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.4, 3.0Affected if The installed version matches any version in the affected list
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Verify agent registration endpoint is exposedCheck network configuration to determine if the JBoss ON agent registration port (typically 16101 or configured http/https port) is accessible from network locations where untrusted agents could registerAffected if The agent registration interface is network-accessible to untrusted systems
You are affected if JBoss Operations Network version is one of the affected versions AND the agent registration service is network-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to JBoss Operations Network 2.4.2, 3.0.1, or later versions that implement proper agent key validation during registration.
Fix this in Jboss Operations Network
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-0052 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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