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CVE-2012-3500 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  09/30/2012

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.2 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 1.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink Resource
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=devscripts/devscripts.git;a=commit;h=4d23a5e6c90f7a37b0972b30f5d31dce97a93eb0
http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/rpmdevtools.git/commit/?id=90b4400c2ab2e80cecfd8dfdf031536376ed2cdb Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086138.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086159.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087335.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00000.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:123
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55358
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848022
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78230
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0316

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3500
NVD Published Date:
09/30/2012
NVD Last Modified:
08/28/2017