CVE-2012-5564

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5564
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-02-14 22:55:00 UTC
Updated2013-02-19 05:00:00 UTC
Descriptionandroid-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Google Android Debug Bridge - All All All
Application Google Android Debug Bridge - All All All

References

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Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com
#688280 - android-tools: CVE-2012-5564: android-tools-adb creates a file with a static file name in /tmp - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: android-tools-20130123git98d0789-1.fc17 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- android-tools (server): Insecure temporary file used for logging MLIST www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: android-tools-20130123git98d0789-1.fc16 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
879582 – (CVE-2012-5564) CVE-2012-5564 android-tools (server): Insecure temporary file used for logging CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: android-tools-20130123git98d0789-1.fc18 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - CVE Request -- android-tools (server): Insecure temporary file used for logging MLIST www.openwall.com
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