CVE-2019-12779
Public on 2019-05-16
Modified on 2021-07-29
Description
libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | libqb | 2019-05-16 | ALAS2-2019-1210 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |