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Medium
CVE-2012-2652
The bdrv_open function in Qemu 1.0 does not properly handle...
Vulnerability Description
The bdrv_open function in Qemu 1.0 does not properly handle the failure of the mkstemp function, when in snapshot node, which allows local users to overwrite or read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file.
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://secunia.com/advisories/50132
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu-stable-0.15.git%3Ba=log
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50689
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53725
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00024.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1522-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/qemu-kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eba25057b9a5e19d10ace2bc7716667a31297169
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2545
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 7th, 2012
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.