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CVE-2012-6607

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Date: November 23, 2013

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.

Language: C

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Related Resources (7)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6607
http://augeas.net/news.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/55811
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772257
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/16387744
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1537.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-6607

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Path Traversal

CWE-22

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CVSS v3.1

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

CVSS v2

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