CVE-2012-0054

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-03-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

libs/updater.py in GoLismero 0.6.3, and other versions before Git revision 2b3bb43d6867, as used in backtrack and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on GoLismero-controlled files, as demonstrated using Admin/changes.dat.

Affected products

Golismero: 0.6.3

References

http://code.google.com/p/golismero/source/detail?r=2b3bb43d68676efd687361f7de29380189031ab8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/17/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/17/7
http://www.osvdb.org/78472
http://code.google.com/p/golismero/source/detail?r=2b3bb43d68676efd687361f7de29380189031ab8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/17/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/17/7
http://www.osvdb.org/78472

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