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CVE-2012-3329

IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) through 3.62 and 3.70 through 9.21 and Bootable Media Creator (BoMC) through 2.30 and 3.00 through 9.21 on Linux allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) temporary file or (2) log file.

Published

2012-12-19T11:55:54.127

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.3 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.4

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm advanced_settings_utility 3.62 Yes
Application ibm advanced_settings_utility 3.70 Yes
Application ibm advanced_settings_utility 9.21 Yes
Application ibm bootable_media_creator 2.30 Yes
Application ibm bootable_media_creator 3.00 Yes
Application ibm bootable_media_creator 9.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel * No
References