Vulnerability CVE-2012-6114
Published: 2020-01-28

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.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
3.6/10
4.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Git-extras project -> Git-extras 

 References:
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
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