What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-6648?

CVE-2012-6648 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (Low). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-6648?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2012-6648. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Ubuntu CVE-2012-6648

LOW

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2014-05-22 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation Ubuntu Gdm Guest Session Ubuntu Linux

2.1

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

2.1 LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 22, 2014 - 23:55 cve.org

LOW 2.1

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. 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. Affected products include: Gdm-Guest-Session Project Gdm-Guest-Session, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.