LOW
The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file
Published Nov 29, 2012
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 3.6.9
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1.6
- 2.1.7
- 2.1.8
- 2.1.9
- 2.1.10
- 2.1.11
- 2.2
- 3.6.4
- 3.6.5
- 3.6.6
- 3.6.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00368
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00368
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 28.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 32.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00024.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56656 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782967 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875842 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00024.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56656 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782967 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875842 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 29, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 24, 2012
Link CVE-2012-5530
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a