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CVE-2012-5530

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.

Published

2012-11-29T13:14:37.663

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:N/I:P/A:N

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

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application sgi performance_co-pilot ≤ 3.6.9 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.1 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.2 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.3 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.4 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.5 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.6 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.7 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.8 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.9 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.10 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.1.11 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 2.2 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 3.6.4 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 3.6.5 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 3.6.6 Yes
Application sgi performance_co-pilot 3.6.8 Yes
References