{"cve":"CVE-2012-6114","nvd":{"published":"2020-01-28T15:15:14.187","modified":"2026-06-16T23:47:51.157","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/8","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5","https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=698490","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/8","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/5"],"products":["git-extras_project:git-extras"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:01:01.339895972+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-6114","score":0.00384,"percentile":0.32526,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}