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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SGI Performance Co-Pilot up to 3.6.7. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file.

The weakness was shared 11/29/2012 with SuSE as Bug 875842 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5530 since 10/24/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63047 (Fedora 18 : pcp-3.6.10-1.fc18 (2012-18587)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165734 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for pcp (SUSE-SU-2013:0190-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.6.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80322) and Tenable (63047). The entries 61915, 61914, 61913 and 61912 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Vendor

• SGI

Name

• Performance Co-Pilot

Version

• 3.6.0
• 3.6.1
• 3.6.2
• 3.6.3
• 3.6.4
• 3.6.5
• 3.6.6
• 3.6.7

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 63047
Nessus Name: Fedora 18 : pcp-3.6.10-1.fc18 (2012-18587)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 864880
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for pcp FEDORA-2012-18654
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Performance Co-Pilot 3.6.8

Timelineinfo

10/24/2012 🔍
11/20/2012 +27 days 🔍
11/23/2012 +3 days 🔍
11/26/2012 +3 days 🔍
11/29/2012 +3 days 🔍
11/29/2012 +0 days 🔍
12/02/2012 +3 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +842 days 🔍
12/20/2021 +2463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sgi.com

Advisory: Bug 875842
Organization: SuSE
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-5530 (🔍)
X-Force: 80322
Vulnerability Center: 37470 - PCP <3.6.10 pcmd and pmlogger init Scripts Allows Local File Overwrite via a Symlink Attack, Low
SecurityFocus: 56656 - Performance Co-Pilot CVE-2012-5530 Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 14:48
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (70), 04/22/2017 09:12 (5), 12/20/2021 14:48 (3)
Complete: 🔍

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