CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-6114
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-01-28
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 3.6 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
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.
Affected configurations
• git-extras project git-extras 1.7.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5 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/2013/01/22/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=698490 Third Party Advisory