Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 21, 2020· Updated Aug 6, 2024
CVE-2012-1093
CVE-2012-1093
Description
The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.
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Affected products
2<1:7.6+12+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <1:7.6+12
- (no CPE)range: before 1:7.6+12
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- vladz.devzero.fr/012_x11-common-vuln.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/29/1mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/01/1mitrex_refsource_MISC
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1093mitrex_refsource_MISC
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3Emitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1093mitrex_refsource_MISC
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