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CVE-2012-2690

virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the original file and saves the new file with world-readable permissions when editing, which might allow local guest users to obtain sensitive information.

Published

2012-06-29T19:55:04.000

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application libguestfs libguestfs ≤ 1.17.43 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.0 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.1 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.2 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.3 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.4 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.5 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.6 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.7 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.8 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.9 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.10 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.11 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.12 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.13 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.14 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.15 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.16 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.17 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.18 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.19 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.20 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.21 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.22 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.23 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.24 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.25 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.16.26 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.0 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.1 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.2 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.3 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.4 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.5 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.6 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.7 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.8 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.9 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.10 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.11 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.12 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.13 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.14 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.15 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.16 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.17 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.18 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.19 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.20 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.21 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.22 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.23 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.24 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.25 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.26 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.27 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.28 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.29 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.30 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.31 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.32 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.33 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.34 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.35 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.36 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.37 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.38 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.39 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.40 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.41 Yes
Application libguestfs libguestfs 1.17.42 Yes
References