CVE-2012-1088

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a...

3.3 Low

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2) examples/dhcp-client-script.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used3.3

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2) examples/dhcp-client-script.

Record: CVE-2012-1088
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2) examples/dhcp-client-script.

Record: CVE-2012-1088
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-1125No score

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2) examples/dhcp-client-script.

Record: EUVD-2012-1125
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3wfr-9gjx-63gfNo score

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a...

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2) examples/dhcp-client-script.

Record: GHSA-3wfr-9gjx-63gf
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-1088No score

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2) examples/dhcp-client-script.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2012-1088
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

iproute2 project iproute2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts
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-2012-1088 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Iproute2 Project Iproute2, published February 15, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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