CVE-2012-1567

Public Exploit

Description

LinuxMint as of 2012-03-19 has temporary file creation vulnerabilities in mintUpdate.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.24%

Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory github.com

Affected: LinuxMint Mint

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/14	mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/linuxmint/mintupdate/blob/master/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py#L1444	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1567?: CVE-2012-1567 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1567?: To fix CVE-2012-1567, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1567 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-1567 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2012-1567?: CVE-2012-1567 affects LinuxMint Mint.

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