Is CVE-2012-1174 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-1174 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-1174?

CVE-2012-1174 has a CVSS v2 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-1174?

CVE-2012-1174 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1174?

Upgrade systemd on debian 11 to 44-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-1174

LOW

3.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The rm_rf_children function in util.c in the systemd-logind login manager in systemd before 44, when logging out, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files, related to "particular records related with user session."

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

systemdDebian

Fixed in:44-1CVE-2012-1174

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

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

cgit.freedesktop.org

Other references4

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