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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 23, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-6607

CVE-2012-6607

Description

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.

Affected products

37
  • Augeas/Augeas37 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 36 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.10.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

1
16387744
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeasvia osv
commit

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

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