CVE-2012-1174

CVSS V2 Low 3.3 CVSS V3 None

Description

The rm_rf_children function in util.c in the systemd-logind login manager in systemd before 44, when logging out, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files, related to "particular records related with user session."

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2012-1174

Assigner
secalert@redhat.com

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2012-07-12T20:55:15

Last Modified Date
2012-08-14T03:35:28

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-362	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:systemd:43:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
3.3

Severity
LOW

Exploitability Score
3.4

Impact Score
4.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=5ebff5337594d690b322078c512eb222d34aaa82	Exploit Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/21
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:030
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803358
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079075.html

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1174
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1174

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 10:53:18				Added to TrackCVE