CVE-2012-5630
MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 25, 2019 at 01:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsFedoraEnterprise LinuxLibuser
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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
libuser 0.56 and 0.57 has a TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102068.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5630x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5630x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5630x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59285CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-367
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