CVE-2012-2690
virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the original file and saves the new file with world-readable permissions when editing, which might allow local guest users
02 Description
virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the original file and saves the new file with world-readable permissions when editing, which might allow local guest users
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-06-29 19:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 19:42Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-05-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ec48c8040ced4d0285e14f5c1b2932926c2c3b87046e2c5fa5a312f7dcc1fbc7
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com49545http://secunia.com/advisories/49545
- www.redhat.com[Libguestfs] 20120521 [ANNOUNCE] libguestfs 1.18 released - tools for managing virtual machines and disk imageshttps://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2012-May/msg00104.html
- www.securityfocus.com53932http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53932
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlibguestfs-virtedit-info-disc(76220)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76220
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0774http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0774.html
- secunia.com49431http://secunia.com/advisories/49431
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libguestfs Fixed in 1:1.18.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libguestfs Fixed in 1:1.18.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libguestfs Fixed in 1:1.18.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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