CVE-2012-5564

low
Published 2013-02-14 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.3
VIR risk
3.3

Description

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5564

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbullseyeaffected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
gcp googleandroid_debug_bridge-

References

CWEs

CWE-59

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