CVE-2012-0871

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3 EPSS 0.36%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-04-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2012-0871

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

6.3

EPSS

0.36%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The session_link_x11_socket function in login/logind-session.c in systemd-logind in systemd, possibly 37 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the X11 user directory in /run/user/.