CVE-2012-3440

A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file.

CVSS v2.0 5.6 MEDIUM

5.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 1.9 / Impact : 9.2

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54868
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844442	Exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54868
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844442	Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:40

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html -~~	() http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html -
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54868 -~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54868 -
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844442 - Exploit~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844442 - Exploit

Information

Published : 2012-08-08 10:26

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:40

NVD link : CVE-2012-3440

Mitre link : CVE-2012-3440

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-3440

JSON object : View

Products Affected

todd_miller

sudo

redhat

enterprise_linux

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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