CVE-2012-0787

Exp

The clone_file function in transfer.c in Augeas before 1.0.0, when copy_if_rename_fails is set and EXDEV or EBUSY is returned by the rename function, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a bind mount on the (1) .augsave or (2) destination file when using the backup save option, or (3) .augnew file when using the newfile save option.

Published: 2013-11-23 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0787 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0787

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0787

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.12% +0.08%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.04% -0.91%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0787

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.7 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 1.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0787

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0787

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2012-0787 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (augeas), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0787
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0787
ubuntu low CVE-2012-0787 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (augeas), 13 status rows across 13 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 8, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0787

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0787

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas <= 0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0787

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