CVE-2012-2451

Public Exploit

Description

The Config::IniFiles module before 2.71 for Perl creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: it has been reported that this might only be exploitable by writing in the same directory as the .ini file. If this is the case, then this issue might not cross privilege boundaries.

3.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.10%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818386
https://bitbucket.org/shlomif/perl-config-inifiles/changeset/a08fa26f4f59	patch exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75328	vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080713.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081207.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48990	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1543-1	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/81671	vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/6	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53361	vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080716.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2451?: CVE-2012-2451 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2451?: To fix CVE-2012-2451, 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-2012-2451 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-2451 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.

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