CVE-2012-6114 (GCVE-0-2012-6114)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-28 14:38 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:28
VLAI?
Summary
The git-changelog utility in git-extras 1.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/changelog or (2) /tmp/.git-effort.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- Symbolic Link Following
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Affected:
1.7.0
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Date Public ?
2013-01-21 00:00
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