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CVE-2012-1093 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1093 CVEBroken Link
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E CVE
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1093 CVEVendor Advisory
http://vladz.devzero.fr/012_x11-common-vuln.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/29/1 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
debian x11-common
< 1\:7.6\+12

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:x11-common:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0
9.0
10.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-1093
NVD Published Date:
Feb 21, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-1093 Details - Not Deferred