🛡️ CVE-2012-0054 — golismero

🟢 CVSS 2.0 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-59 OSV
2.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

GoLismero symlink attack

libs/updater.py in GoLismero 0.6.3, and other versions before Git revision 2b3bb43d6867, as used in backtrack and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on GoLismero-controlled files, as demonstrated using Admin/changes.dat.

Weakness class

CVE-2012-0054 is classified as CWE-59: Link Following. The software follows symbolic or hard links without verifying their target, so a planted link can redirect an operation to a sensitive file.

Affected software

CVE-2012-0054 is recorded against 1 package.

  • golismero

Timeline and source

Published on 4 May 2022 and last revised on 22 November 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
code.google.com (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)

Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 2.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE CWE-59
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-04
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-11-22
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
golismero — —

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