Description
scripts/annotate-output.sh in devscripts before 2.12.2, as used in rpmdevtools before 8.3, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary (1) standard output or (2) standard error output file.
Published: 2012-10-01
Score: 1.2 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2549-1 devscripts security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3456 scripts/annotate-output.sh in devscripts before 2.12.2, as used in rpmdevtools before 8.3, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary (1) standard output or (2) standard error output file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1593-1 devscripts vulnerabilities
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Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts
Fedora Rpmdevtools
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.543Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3500

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-01T00:55:01.460

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-3500

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2012-08-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-3500 - Bugzilla

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