CVE-2012-0787
The clone_file function in transfer.c in Augeas before 1.0.0, when copy_if_rename_fails is set and EXDEV or EBUSY is returned by the rename function, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a bind mount on the (1) .augsave or (2) destination file when using the backup save option, or (3) .augnew file when using the newfile save option.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 3.7 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.4% (36th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-0818)
- Published
- November 23, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0818 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- augeas / augeas
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- redhat / enterprise linux
References
- http://augeas.net/news.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1537.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55811(Vendor Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772261(Exploit)
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/b8de6a8c(Exploit, Patch)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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