CVE-2012-2103 (GCVE-0-2012-2103)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-26 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The qmailscan plugin for Munin 1.4.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1622-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668778 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51218 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/16/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/16/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48859 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53031 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=812889 | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2012-04-14 00:00
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