CVE-2012-5564 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

32%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

81%

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 3.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 12 years ago

2013-02-14 22:55:00

Last updated 12 years ago

2013-02-19 05:00:00

Affected Software

Google Android Debug Bridge

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688280

FEDORA-2013-1666

FEDORA-2013-1742

FEDORA-2013-1750

[oss-security] 20121123 CVE Request -- android-tools (server): Insecure temporary file used for logging

[oss-security] 20121123 Re: CVE Request -- android-tools (server): Insecure temporary file used for logging

56653

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=879582

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