Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3329
CVE-2012-3329
Description
IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) through 3.62 and 3.70 through 9.21 and Bootable Media Creator (BoMC) through 2.30 and 3.00 through 9.21 on Linux allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) temporary file or (2) log file.
Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:3.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:3.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=3.62, 3.70-9.21
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=2.30, 3.00-9.21
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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