CVE-2012-3329

medium

Description

IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) through 3.62 and 3.70 through 9.21 and Bootable Media Creator (BoMC) through 2.30 and 3.00 through 9.21 on Linux allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) temporary file or (2) log file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78044

http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5092090

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-12-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00035