Unscored severity · published Aug 8, 2012
CVE-2012-3440
A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
5 · source: NVD
SU
Sudo · Todd Miller
1.7.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3440
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3440
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54868
Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844442
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