Description
The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file.
Published: 2012-11-29
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5422 The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file.
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Sgi Performance Co-pilot
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:47.347Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5530

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-29T13:14:37.663

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

Link: CVE-2012-5530

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-11-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5530 - Bugzilla

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