CVE-2012-4417

low

Published 2012-11-18 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

3.6

VIR risk

3.6

Description

GlusterFS 3.3.0, as used in Red Hat Storage server 2.0, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4417

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`3.2.7-5`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`3.2.7-5`
debian	forky	fixed	`3.2.7-5`
debian	sid	fixed	`3.2.7-5`
debian	trixie	fixed	`3.2.7-5`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
gluster	glusterfs	`3.3.0`

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1456.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56522
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027756
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856341
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80074
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4417

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.