CVE-2012-6607

EPSS 0.05%

Published: 11/23/2013Modified: 4/28/2026

Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6607

Description

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.

Affected packages (1)

Debian/augeasfrom 0, < 1.0.0-1

References (1)

ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6607