CVE-2012-1093 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux X11-common

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:debian:x11-common::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
http://vladz.devzero.fr/012_x11-common-vuln.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/29/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/01/1
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1093
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1093

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2020-02-21T18:05:01

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:45:27.483Z

Reserved: 2012-02-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-1093

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-21T19:15:11.150

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:36:23.797

Link: CVE-2012-1093

Redhat

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