SB2014030313 - Link following in augeas (Alpine package)
Published: March 3, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014030313
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0786)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augnew file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.