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CVE-2012-4406
Unsafe Deserialization in swift (CVE-2012-4406)
Summary
vulnerability in swift (CVE-2012-4406). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.7.0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2012-4406** has been found in swift.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade swift to **1.7.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "swift CVE-2012-4406" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2012-4406 (swift) — CWE-502 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `1.7.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**unsafe deserialization** (CWE-502) exists in swift.
📍 Affected scope
swift — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.7.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'swift' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'swift' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `swift` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade swift to 1.7.0ステージング環境で 1.7.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
swift
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.7.0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4406
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v7mh-3jgf-r26c
- package https://opendev.org/openstack/swift
- package https://pypi.org/project/swift
- web https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/e1ff51c04554d51616d2845f92ab726cb0e5831a
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1379
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0691
- web https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4406
- web https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1006414
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854757
- web https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79140
- web https://launchpad.net/swift/+milestone/1.7.0
- web https://web.archive.org/web/20130629092623/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55420
- web http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089472.html
- web http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1379.html
- web http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0691.html
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/16
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/4
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55420