CVE-2012-6607
The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite...
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 .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.
- Record
CVE-2012-6607- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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 .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.
- Record
CVE-2012-6607- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6454 No score
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 .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6454- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2x6r-rq7f-fcrj No score
The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite...
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 .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.
- Record
GHSA-2x6r-rq7f-fcrj- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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 .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.
- Record
CVE-2012-6607- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6607 No score
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 .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6607- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2012-6607 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Augeas, published November 23, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in augeas 1.0.0-1.
References
github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/16387744
secunia.com/advisories/55811
augeas.net/news.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772257
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1537.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6607
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6607