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    CVE-2012-0787

    The clone_file function in transfer.c in Augeas before 1.0.0, when copy_if_rename_fails is set and EXDEV or EBUSY is returned by the rename function, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a bind mount on the (1) .augsave or (2) destination file when using the backup save option, or (3) .augnew file when using the newfile save option.

    Published:Jul 19, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 23, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.00118
    CVSS Score:3.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Augeas
    Product
    Augeas
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Storage

    Exploits

    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772261https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/b8de6a8chttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772261https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/b8de6a8c

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High