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Low
CVE-2012-1088
iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files...
Vulnerability Description
iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2) examples/dhcp-client-script.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=20ed7b24df05eadf83168d1d0ce0052a31380928
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e557d1ac3a156ba7521ba44b0b412af4542f83f8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=797878
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
Affected Vendor
iproute2 project
View all reports →Affected Software
iproute2
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.0.0, 3.1.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 15th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.