Vulnerability in Golang Go
CVE-2012-2666
golang/go in 1.0.2 fixes all.bash on shared machines. dotest() in src/pkg/debug/gosym/pclntab_test.go creates a temporary file with predicable name and executes it as shell script.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Golang Go — versions 1.0.2
- Go/golang — versions go/golang 1.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-2666 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/golang/go/commit/8ac275bb01588a8c0e6c0fe2de7fd11f08feccdd (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- codereview.appspot.com/5992078 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0009/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2666?
- CVE-2012-2666 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2012-2666?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.