CVE-2012-3487: google tunnelblick Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3487 is a low (CVSS 1.2) Race Condition vulnerability in google tunnelblick. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-08-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Race condition in Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier allows local users to kill unintended processes by waiting for a specific PID value to be assigned to a target process.

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.