CVE-2012-1093

7.8HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
Debian
Status
X11-common
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 February 2020

Summary

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Affected Version(s)

x11-common = before 1:7.6+12

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1093
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1093
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/01/1
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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