CVE-2012-2690

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2690
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-29 19:55:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-29 01:31:00 UTC
Descriptionvirt-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 to obtain sensitive information.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-255

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.0 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.1 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.10 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.11 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.12 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.13 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.14 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.15 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.16 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.17 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.18 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.19 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.2 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.20 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.21 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.22 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.23 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.24 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.25 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.26 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.3 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.4 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.5 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.6 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.7 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.8 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.9 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.0 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.1 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.10 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.11 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.12 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.13 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.14 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.15 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.16 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.17 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.18 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.19 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.2 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.20 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.21 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.22 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.23 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.24 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.25 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.26 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.27 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.28 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.29 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.3 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.30 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.31 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.32 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.33 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.34 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.35 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.36 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.37 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.38 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.39 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.4 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.40 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.41 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.42 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.5 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.6 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.7 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.8 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.9 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.0 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.1 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.10 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.11 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.12 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.13 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.14 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.15 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.16 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.17 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.18 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.19 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.2 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.20 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.21 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.22 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.23 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.24 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.25 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.26 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.3 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.4 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.5 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.6 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.7 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.8 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.16.9 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.0 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.1 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.10 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.11 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.12 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.13 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.14 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.15 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.16 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.17 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.18 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.19 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.2 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.20 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.21 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.22 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.23 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.24 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.25 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.26 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.27 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.28 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.29 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.3 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.30 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.31 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.32 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.33 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.34 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.35 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.36 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.37 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.38 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.39 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.4 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.40 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.41 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.42 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.5 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.6 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.7 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.8 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.17.9 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[Libguestfs] [ANNOUNCE] libguestfs 1.18 released - tools for managing vi MLIST www.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA49431 - libguestfs "virt-edit" File Permissions Security Issue - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
libguestfs File Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA49545 - Red Hat update for libguestfs - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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