CVE-2012-4417 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in GlusterFS 3.3.0, specifically impacting Red Hat Storage server 2.0. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on predictably named temporary files. With a CVSS score of 3.6, this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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