Vulnerability in Systemd Project
CVE-2012-0871
The session_link_x11_socket function in login/logind-session.c in systemd-logind in systemd, possibly 37 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the X11 user directory in /run/user/.
EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Systemd_project Systemd — versions 1, 2, 3
- Opensuse — versions 12.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0871?
- CVE-2012-0871 is a vulnerability in Systemd Project, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2014-04-18.
- Is CVE-2012-0871 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.