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CVE-2012-0786 Details

Description

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augnew file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://augeas.net/news.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1537.html CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772257 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/55811 CVEVendor Advisory
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/16387744 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
augeas augeas
<= 0.10.0
0.0.1
0.0.2
0.0.3
0.0.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-0786
NVD Published Date:
Nov 23, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-0786 Details - Not Deferred