Vulnerability in Qemu
CVE-2012-2652
The bdrv_open function in Qemu 1.0 does not properly handle the failure of the mkstemp function, when in snapshot node, which allows local users to overwrite or read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qemu — versions 1.0
References
- secunia.com/advisories/50132 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- git.qemu.org/
- secunia.com/advisories/50689 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/53725 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00024.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1522-1 (vendor-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2545 (vendor-advisory)