CVE-2012-3329

IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) through 3.62 and 3.70 through 9.21 and Bootable Media Creator (BoMC) through 2.30 and 3.00 through 9.21 on Linux allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) temporary file or (2) log file.

Published: 2012-12-19 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3329 is rated Low Risk (22.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3329

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 2026-06-15 0.10% 0.34% +0.24%
2 2025-07-14 0.04% 0.10% +0.06%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3329

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3329

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3329

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm advanced_settings_utility 3.62 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:3.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm advanced_settings_utility 3.70 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm advanced_settings_utility 9.21 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm bootable_media_creator 2.30 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm bootable_media_creator 3.00 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm bootable_media_creator 9.21 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3329

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