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ubuntu-cve-2012-5564

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2013-02-14 22:55

Modified

2025-10-24 04:44

Summary

Details

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5564	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/23/1	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5564	REPORT

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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
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CVE-2012-5564 (GCVE-0-2012-5564)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-02-14 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14

Summary

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat

References

8 references

URL	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/23/8	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=879582	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56653	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/23/1	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688280	x_refsource_CONFIRM

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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2012-5564 (GCVE-0-2012-5564)

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