# CVE-2012-5530: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in Performance Co-Pilot init scripts, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Nov 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5530, GHSA-5rxm-r7q9-4x4v

## What is CVE-2012-5530?

CVE-2012-5530 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5530?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sgi Performance Co-Pilot.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-5530?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-5530 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2001-0823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0823/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2012-3418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3418/): Integer overflow in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-3419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3419/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-3420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3420/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-3421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3421/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5530 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-5530 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5530/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5530/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5530
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5530
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5530

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