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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 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

6
  • IBM/Advanced Settings Utility3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:3.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • IBM/Bootable Media Creator3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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