CVE-2012-5530

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    CVE-2012-5530

    Published: 29 Nov 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file.

    References: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782967, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875842, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00024.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56656

    Affected packages

    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