Is CVE-2012-1093 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-1093 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-1093?

CVE-2012-1093 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-1093?

CVE-2012-1093 has an EPSS score of 0.57% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1093?

Upgrade xorg on debian 11 to 1:7.6+12 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-1093

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

xorgDebian

Fixed in:1:7.6+12CVE-2012-1093

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Vendor Advisory1

security-tracker.debian.org

Third-Party Advisory1

openwall.com

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.