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CVE-2012-6648

2.1 LOW 0.4% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

gdm/guest-session-cleanup.sh in gdm-guest-session 0.24 and earlier, as used in Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS, 10.10, and 11.04, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a space in the name of a file in /tmp. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2012-0943 per ADT1/ADT2 due to different codebases and affected versions. CVE-2012-0943 is used for the guest-account issue.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds
0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-264
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 2.1

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
Raw vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record