CVE-2012-1093 (GCVE-0-2012-1093)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-21 18:05 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- script x11-common creates directories in insecure manner
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1093 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/01/1 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/29/1 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://vladz.devzero.fr/012_x11-common-vuln.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab664… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | x11-common |
Affected:
before 1:7.6+12
|
guessed |
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