CVE-2012-2291 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges via symlink attacks due to world-writable cache directories in EMC Avamar Client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2291?
CVE-2012-2291 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
EMC Avamar Client 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x on HP-UX and Mac OS X, and the EMC Avamar plugin 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x for Oracle, uses world-writable permissions for cache directories, which allows local users to gain privileges via an unspecified symlink attack.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2291?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Emc Avamar, Emc Avamar Plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2291?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-2291 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2291 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36vh-hj6f-jcqm.