CVE-2012-6114

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.4%

Medium (5.5) in git-extras project git-extras. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 32% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-59
Published: 2020-01-28
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

git-extras_project:git-extras

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

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