CVE-2012-3500

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

scripts/annotate-output.sh in devscripts before 2.12.2, as used in rpmdevtools before 8.3, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary (1) standard output or (2) standard error output file.

scripts/annotate-output.sh en devscripts anteriores a v2.12.2, como el usado en rpmdevtools anteriores a v8.3, permite a usuarios locales modificar ficheros a través de un ataque de enlaces simbólicos sobre los ficheros temporales de (1) salida estándar o (2) salida estándar de error.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-06-14 CVE Reserved
2012-10-01 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CAPEC

References (15)

URL	Tag	Source
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=devscripts/devscripts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d23a5e6c90f7a37b0972b30f5d31dce97a93eb0	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/7	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55358	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848022	X_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78230	Vdb Entry
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0316	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/rpmdevtools.git/commit/?id=90b4400c2ab2e80cecfd8dfdf031536376ed2cdb	2023-02-13

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086138.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086159.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087335.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00000.html	2023-02-13
http://secunia.com/advisories/50600	2023-02-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:123	2023-02-13
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1	2023-02-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Devscripts Devel Team Search vendor "Devscripts Devel Team"	Devscripts Search vendor "Devscripts Devel Team" for product "Devscripts"	<= 2.12.1 Search vendor "Devscripts Devel Team" for product "Devscripts" and version " <= 2.12.1"	-	Affected	in	Fedora Search vendor "Fedora"	Rpmdevtools Search vendor "Fedora" for product "Rpmdevtools"	<= 8.2-1 Search vendor "Fedora" for product "Rpmdevtools" and version " <= 8.2-1"	-	Safe
Devscripts Devel Team Search vendor "Devscripts Devel Team"	Devscripts Search vendor "Devscripts Devel Team" for product "Devscripts"	2.12.0 Search vendor "Devscripts Devel Team" for product "Devscripts" and version "2.12.0"	-	Affected	in	Fedora Search vendor "Fedora"	Rpmdevtools Search vendor "Fedora" for product "Rpmdevtools"	<= 8.2-1 Search vendor "Fedora" for product "Rpmdevtools" and version " <= 8.2-1"	-	Safe