7.1
HIGH
CVE-2019-12779
Apache libqb Local File Overwrite Vulnerability
Description

libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.

INFO

Published Date :

June 7, 2019, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 3, 2021, 5:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-12779 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Clusterlabs libqb
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-12779 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-03 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3610 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1695948 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1695948 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/issues/338 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/issues/338 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/releases/tag/v1.0.4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/releases/tag/v1.0.4 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/releases/tag/v1.0.5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/releases/tag/v1.0.5 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108691 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108691 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-59
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:clusterlabs:libqb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108691 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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