CVE-2012-3500

Description

scripts/annotate-output.sh in devscripts before 2.12.2, as used in rpmdevtools before 8.3, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary (1) standard output or (2) standard error output file.

Category

1.2
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=devscripts/devscripts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d23a5e6c90f7a37b0972b30f5d31dce97a93eb0
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:123 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78230 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55358 vdb entry
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0316
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848022
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087335.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086159.html vendor advisory
http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/rpmdevtools.git/commit/?id=90b4400c2ab2e80cecfd8dfdf031536376ed2cdb patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/50600 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086138.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/7 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00000.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3500?
CVE-2012-3500 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3500?
To fix CVE-2012-3500, 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-2012-3500 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3500 is being actively exploited. 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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