Description
The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1093
Broken Link x_refsource_misc
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1093
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/01/1
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/29/1
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://vladz.devzero.fr/012_x11-common-vuln.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0057
EPSS Percentile
42.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/x11-common
< 1\:7.6\+12
Published
Feb 21, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026