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CVE-2012-6114

Date: January 28, 2020

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.

Severity Score

Related Resources (6)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6114
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=698490
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/8
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2012-6114
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-6114

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Link Following

CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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