CVE-2012-6114
The git-changelog utility in git-extras 1.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...
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.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6114- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6114- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5981 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5981- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwg3-g57x-c324 No score
The git-changelog utility in git-extras 1.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fwg3-g57x-c324- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6114- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6114
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6114- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6114
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6114- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
git-extrasDebian:12 |
before 1.7.0-1.2 | 1.7.0-1.2 |
git-extrasDebian:13 |
before 1.7.0-1.2 | 1.7.0-1.2 |
git-extrasDebian:14 |
before 1.7.0-1.2 | 1.7.0-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6114 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Git-extras, published January 28, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in git-extras 1.7.0-1.2.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/8
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=698490
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6114
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fwg3-g57x-c324
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6114
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6114
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6114