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Case File

CVE-2012-3447

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 1.93% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-08-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2012-3447
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
1.93%

Original Filing — NVD Description

virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361.