CVE-2012-6607

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    CVE-2012-6607

    Published: 23 Nov 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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 .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1537.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/55811, https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/16387744, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772257, http://augeas.net/news.html

    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