VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-1093
The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.57%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.57% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- debian/x11-common · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://vladz.devzero.fr/012_x11-common-vuln.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/29/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/01/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1093Broken Link
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1093Vendor Advisory
- http://vladz.devzero.fr/012_x11-common-vuln.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/29/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/01/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1093Broken Link
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1093Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.