CVE-2012-5564

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files...

3.3 Low

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used3.3

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Record: CVE-2012-5564
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

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Record: CVE-2012-5564
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5455No score

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Record: EUVD-2012-5455
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h3mc-wgf6-6vpgNo score

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files...

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Record: GHSA-h3mc-wgf6-6vpg
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVNo score

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Record: CVE-2012-5564
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5564No score

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5564
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-5564No score

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5564
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google android debug bridge

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`android-platform-system-core` Debian:11	All versions, plus listed versions 1:10.0.0+r36-101:10.0.0+r36-71:10.0.0+r36-81:10.0.0+r36-9	None known
`android-tools` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu424.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu435.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3	None known
`android-tools` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.1.1.r38-15.1.1.r38-1.1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	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-2012-5564 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Google Android Debug Bridge, published February 14, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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