CVE-2012-1093

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink...

7.8 HighFix available

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.57%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Record: CVE-2012-1093
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Record: CVE-2012-1093
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-1130 No score

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Record: EUVD-2012-1130
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qxv-mghj-hfhr No score

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink...

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Record: GHSA-2qxv-mghj-hfhr
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Record: CVE-2012-1093
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1093 7.8

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1093
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-1093 7.8

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2012-1093
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xorg` Debian:12	before 1:7.6+12	1:7.6+12
`xorg` Debian:13	before 1:7.6+12	1:7.6+12
`xorg` Debian:14	before 1:7.6+12	1:7.6+12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-1093 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Debian X11-common, published February 21, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in xorg 1:7.6+12.

References

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