CVE-2012-2451
Description
From CVE.org
The Config::IniFiles module before 2.71 for Perl creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: it has been reported that this might only be exploitable by writing in the same directory as the .ini file. If this is the case, then this issue might not cross privilege boundaries.
Statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates for Red Hat Network Proxy or Red Hat Network Satellite. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity
Technical Impact: Read Files or Directories; Modify Files or Directories
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