CVE-2012-6114

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Published Jan 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

git-extras

git-extras

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.7.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:git-extras_project:git-extras:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5981	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.384% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=698490

History

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Subscriptions

Git-extras Project Git-extras

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Jan 28, 2020, 2:38 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:28 PM
Reserved: Dec 6, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 28, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

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