VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-6114
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- git-extras project/git-extras
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=698490Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=698490Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.