VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5630
libuser 0.56 and 0.57 has a TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees.
MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libuser 0.56 and 0.57 has a TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 20th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-367
- Affected
- libuser project/libuser · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102068.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5630Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5630Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5630Third Party Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59285Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102068.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5630Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5630Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5630Third Party Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59285Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.