VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-3440
CVSS score5.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-08-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Description
A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')