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CVE-2012-4417

Published: Nov 18, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4417
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

GlusterFS 3.3.0, as used in Red Hat Storage server 2.0, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Glusterfs Gluster 3.3.0 (including) 3.3.0 (including)
Native Client for RHEL 5 for Red Hat Storage RedHat glusterfs-0:3.3.0.5rhs-37.el5 *
Native Client for RHEL 6 for Red Hat Storage RedHat glusterfs-0:3.3.0.5rhs-37.el6 *
Red Hat Storage 2.0 RedHat glusterfs-0:3.3.0.5rhs-37.el6rhs *
Red Hat Storage 2.0 RedHat sos-0:2.2-17.1.el6rhs *
Glusterfs Ubuntu lucid *
Glusterfs Ubuntu oneiric *
Glusterfs Ubuntu precise *
Glusterfs Ubuntu quantal *
Glusterfs Ubuntu raring *
Glusterfs Ubuntu saucy *
Glusterfs Ubuntu upstream *
Glusterfs Ubuntu utopic *
Glusterfs Ubuntu vivid *
Glusterfs Ubuntu wily *

References

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