CVE-2012-4198

Publication date 16 November 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The User.get method in Bugzilla/WebService/User.pm in Bugzilla 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4rc1 has a different outcome for a groups request depending on whether a group exists, which allows remote authenticated users to discover private group names by observing whether a call throws an error.

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Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
bugzilla 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

3.7.x+ only