CVE-2012-6114

CVSS V2 Low 3.6 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5

Description

The git-changelog utility in git-extras 1.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/changelog or (2) /tmp/.git-effort.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2012-6114

Assigner
secalert@redhat.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2020-01-28T15:15:14

Last Modified Date
2020-02-07T17:54:39

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-59	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:git-extras_project:git-extras:1.7.0:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

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

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
3.6

Severity
LOW

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
4.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
5.5

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=698490	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6114
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6114

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:50:46				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 10:18:12	2020-01-28T15:15Z	2020-01-28T15:15:14	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-04 10:18:12		2020-02-07T17:54:39	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-04 10:18:12		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated