Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability in Augeas Transform_Save Function

CVE-2012-6607 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.

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