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Status published
High
CVE-2012-2291
EMC Avamar Client 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x on HP-UX and...
Vulnerability Description
EMC Avamar Client 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x on HP-UX and Mac OS X, and the EMC Avamar plugin 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x for Oracle, uses world-writable permissions for cache directories, which allows local users to gain privileges via an unspecified symlink attack.
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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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
avamar, avamar plugin
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.0.0-407, 5.0.4-26, 6.0, 6.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 21st, 2013
Last Modified:
September 17th, 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.