Path Traversal in Augeas

CVE-2012-6607

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Augeas — versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References