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.
LowCVSS 2.1
EPSS 0.37%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/pcp(Debian:12) | < 3.7.1 | 3.7.1 |
| debian/pcp(Debian:13) | < 3.7.1 | 3.7.1 |
| debian/pcp(Debian:14) | < 3.7.1 | 3.7.1 |
| sgi performance co-pilot | <= 3.6.9 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.1 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.2 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.3 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.4 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.5 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.6 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.7 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.8 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.9 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.10 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.1.11 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 2.2 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 3.6.4 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 3.6.5 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 3.6.6 | No fix listed |
| sgi performance co-pilot | = 3.6.8 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2012-5530 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2013:0190 vendor-advisory
- 56656 vdb-entry
- bugzilla.novell.com
- bugzilla.redhat.com
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking