{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6114","details":"The git-changelog utility in git-extras 1.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/changelog or (2) /tmp/.git-effort.","modified":"2025-07-16T07:31:04.423656Z","published":"2020-01-28T15:15:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:42:48Z","upstream":["CVE-2012-6114"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6114"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6114"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"git-extras","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/git-extras@1.7.0-1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.7.0-1.2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"git-extras","binary_version":"1.7.0-1.2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6114.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}