CVE-2012-1088

N/A Unknown

Published: February 15, 2014 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2) examples/dhcp-client-script.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=20ed7b24df05eadf83168d1d0ce0052a31380928

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e557d1ac3a156ba7521ba44b0b412af4542f83f8

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=797878

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=20ed7b24df05eadf83168d1d0ce0052a31380928

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e557d1ac3a156ba7521ba44b0b412af4542f83f8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=797878

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

31th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

iproute2_project

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