Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-6648
gdm/guest-session-cleanup.sh in gdm-guest-session 0.24 and earlier, as used in Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS, 10.10, and 11.04, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a space in the name of a file in /tmp. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2012-0943 per ADT1/ADT2 due to different codebases and affected versions. CVE-2012-0943 is used for the guest-account issue.
Threat overview for CVE-2012-6648
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IPs affected by CVE-2012-6648 2,348
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6648
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
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CVSS scores for CVE-2012-6648
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-6648
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-6648
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http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1399-1
USN-1399-1: gdm-guest-session vulnerability | Ubuntu security noticesPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lightdm/%2Bbug/953044
Bug #953044 “Guest session clean up can remove other user's file...” : Bugs : lightdm package : Ubuntu
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https://launchpadlibrarian.net/96474113/gdm-guest-session.secure-cleanup.debdiff
Products affected by CVE-2012-6648
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gdm-guest-session_project:gdm-guest-session:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gdm-guest-session_project:gdm-guest-session:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gdm-guest-session_project:gdm-guest-session:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gdm-guest-session_project:gdm-guest-session:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gdm-guest-session_project:gdm-guest-session:0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*