CVE-2012-0871
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.35 % · percentile 29 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The session_link_x11_socket function in login/logind-session.c in systemd-logind in systemd, possibly 37 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the X11 user directory in /run/user/.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2012-0896
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2012-0871
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0281 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 037cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |