# CVE-2012-3500: scripts/annotate-output.sh in devscripts before 2.12.2, as used in rpmdevtools before 8.3, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-10-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

scripts/annotate-output.sh in devscripts before 2.12.2, as used in rpmdevtools before 8.3, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary (1) standard output or (2) standard error output file.

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## References

- http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=devscripts/devscripts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d23a5e6c90f7a37b0972b30f5d31dce97a93eb0
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:123
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78230
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55358
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0316
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848022
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087335.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086159.html
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/rpmdevtools.git/commit/?id=90b4400c2ab2e80cecfd8dfdf031536376ed2cdb
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50600
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086138.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/7
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00000.html

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