CVE-2012-2690 (GCVE-0-2012-2690)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-06-29 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:42
VLAI
Summary
virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the original file and saves the new file with world-readable permissions when editing, which might allow local guest users to obtain sensitive information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 996 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/49545 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2012-M… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53932 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0774.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/49431 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2012-05-21 00:00
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}



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