FKIE_CVE-2012-3500

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-10-01 00:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:43
Severity
Summary
scripts/annotate-output.sh in devscripts before 2.12.2, as used in rpmdevtools before 8.3, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary (1) standard output or (2) standard error output file.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=devscripts/devscripts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d23a5e6c90f7a37b0972b30f5d31dce97a93eb0
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/rpmdevtools.git/commit/?id=90b4400c2ab2e80cecfd8dfdf031536376ed2cdbPatch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086138.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086159.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087335.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00000.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50600Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:123
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/7
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55358
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848022
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78230
secalert@redhat.comhttps://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0316
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=devscripts/devscripts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d23a5e6c90f7a37b0972b30f5d31dce97a93eb0
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/rpmdevtools.git/commit/?id=90b4400c2ab2e80cecfd8dfdf031536376ed2cdbPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086138.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086159.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087335.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50600Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:123
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55358
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848022
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78230
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0316
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
devscripts_devel_team devscripts *
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.12.0
fedora rpmdevtools *
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