CVE-2012-6114

Publication date 28 January 2020

Last updated 16 September 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The git-changelog utility in git-extras 1.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/changelog or (2) /tmp/.git-effort.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
git-extras	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	13.10 saucy	Not affected
	13.04 raring	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	11.10 oneiric	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6114