CVE-2012-6114 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2020-01-28

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

git-extras

git-extras

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.7.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:git-extras_project:git-extras:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5981	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00061.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=698490

History

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Subscriptions

Git-extras Project Git-extras

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2020-01-28T14:38:36.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:28:39.424Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-6114

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-28T15:15:14.187

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:45:51.157

Link: CVE-2012-6114

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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