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CVE-2012-6114

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-01-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2012-6114
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.38%

Original NVD Description

The git-changelog utility in git-extras 1.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/changelog or (2) /tmp/.git-effort.