CVE-2012-3440
August 08, 2012
A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5.6
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.12
