CVE-2012-0523
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Grid Engine component in Oracle Sun Products Suite 6.1 and 6.2 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to sgepasswd.
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 · low confidenceLocal privilege vulnerability in Oracle Grid Engine's sgepasswd utility in Sun Products Suite 6.1 and 6.2 allows local users to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability through unspecified vectors in the password management component.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 6.1= 6.2CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 if Oracle Grid Engine or Sun Grid Engine is installedLook for Grid Engine installation directories such as /opt/gridengine, /opt/sge, or /usr/sge. Check for the sgepasswd binary in common bin directories like /opt/gridengine/bin/ or /opt/sge/bin/. Run 'which sgepasswd' to locate the utility if present.Affected if The sgepasswd utility is found on the system and belongs to Oracle Grid Engine or Sun Grid Engine.
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Determine the exact Grid Engine versionRun 'sgepasswd -help' or check version files in the Grid Engine installation directory. Common methods include 'qconf -sh' to query the scheduler version, or check version files like /opt/gridengine/VERSION or /opt/sge/VERSION.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.1 or exactly 6.2.
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Verify the Grid Engine package is from Sun Products SuiteCheck the product name and package details using system commands like 'rpm -qa | grep grid' or 'dpkg -l | grep sge', or examine the installation metadata in the Grid Engine root directory.Affected if The product is identified as Sun Products Suite (Sun Grid Engine) version 6.1 or 6.2.
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Confirm the sgepasswd utility is present and accessibleVerify the executable exists with 'ls -la' on the sgepasswd binary and check its file permissions. Ensure the file is not removed or restricted.Affected if The sgepasswd binary exists and is executable by local users.
A system is affected if it runs Oracle Grid Engine or Sun Grid Engine version 6.1 or 6.2 from the Sun Products Suite, with the sgepasswd utility present and accessible to local users.
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 dataApply Oracle critical patch updates or upgrade to a patched version of Oracle Grid Engine beyond 6.2; if no patch is available, restrict access to sgepasswd and the Grid Engine service to trusted local users only.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-0523 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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