DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0787

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0787

    Published: 23 Nov 2013Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-0787

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0787

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: augeas

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/augeas?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.0-1

    Affected versions

    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