SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-12779

libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.66%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.

CVSS 3.0
7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.66% probability · 49th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
clusterlabs/libqb
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.