Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-6648

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.
Published 2014-05-22 23:55:03
Updated 2025-04-12 10:46:41
Source MITRE
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Threat overview for CVE-2012-6648

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 8200
IPs affected by CVE-2012-6648 2,348
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6648

EPSS FAQ
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 15 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-6648

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
 LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
3.9
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-6648

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-6648

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