3.3

CVE-2012-0786: augeas Link Following

CVSS: 3.3v2.0LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2012-0786DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0786
Published 23-11-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0786 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Link Following vulnerability in augeas. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
13/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
DLA-28-1MGASA-2014-0058RHSA-2013:1537

Timeline

  1. 23-11-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augnew file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Augeas1 product
  • augeas≤ 0.10.0 | 0.0.1 | 0.0.2 | 0.0.3 | 0.0.4 | 0.0.5 | 0.0.6 | 0.0.7 | 0.0.8 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.2.2 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.1 | 0.3.2 | 0.3.3 | 0.3.4 | 0.3.5 | 0.3.6 | 0.4.0 | 0.4.1 | 0.4.2 | 0.5.0 | 0.5.1 | 0.5.2 | 0.5.3 | 0.6.0 | 0.7.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.7.2 | 0.7.3 | 0.7.4 | 0.8.0 | 0.8.1 | 0.9.0
Debian1 product
  • augeas< 1.0.0-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • augeas< 1.1.0-0ubuntu2

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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