CVE-2012-5564
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.
02 Description
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.
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
- 0.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 18.3% 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
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2013-02-14 22:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-10-24
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 31a78ccdabb881c7f96c669f68c1339fb84decd2aa03f61b8ea69403fab3fe26
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20121123 Re: CVE Request -- android-tools (server): Insecure temporary file used for logginghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/23/8
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=879582
- www.securityfocus.com56653http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56653
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20121123 CVE Request -- android-tools (server): Insecure temporary file used for logginghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/23/1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-1750http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098532.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-1666http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098527.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-1742http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098529.html
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688280
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- android-platform-system-core No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- android-tools No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- android-tools No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.