CVE catalog
CVE-2012-2451
libconfig-inifiles-perl: CVE-2012-2451
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.50% · Oct 25, 2026
The Config::IniFiles module before 2.71 for Perl creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: it has been reported that this might only be exploitable by writing in the same directory as the .ini file. If this is the case, then this issue might not cross privilege boundaries.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libconfig-inifiles-perl | sid | 3.003000-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libconfig-inifiles-perl | forky | 3.003000-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libconfig-inifiles-perl | trixie | 3.000003-3+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libconfig-inifiles-perl | trixie-security | 3.000003-3+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libconfig-inifiles-perl | bookworm | 3.000003-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libconfig-inifiles-perl | bookworm-security | 3.000003-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | perl-Config-IniFiles | tumbleweed | 2.94-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libconfig-inifiles-perl | source | sid | 2.72-1 | low | Not reported | [671255] |
| Debian | libconfig-inifiles-perl | source | forky | 2.72-1 | low | Not reported | [671255] |
| Debian | libconfig-inifiles-perl | source | trixie | 2.72-1 | low | Not reported | [671255] |
| Debian | libconfig-inifiles-perl | source | bookworm | 2.72-1 | low | Not reported | [671255] |
| Opensuse | perl-Config-IniFiles | rpm | tumbleweed | 2.94-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10146-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libconfig-inifiles-perl]Unknown
Details (4)
3.000003-2+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.72-1dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · 12
3.000003-2+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.72-1dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · 12
3.000003-2+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.72-1dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · 12
3.000003-2+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.72-1dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libconfig-inifiles-perl]Unknown
Details (4)
3.000003-3+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.72-1dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · 13
3.000003-3+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.72-1dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · 13
3.000003-3+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.72-1dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · 13
3.000003-3+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.72-1dsa · libconfig-inifiles-perl · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [perl-Config-IniFiles]Unknown
Source package: [perl-Config-IniFiles]
Details (1)
3.002000-1.3· noarch · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
2.94-1.1dsa · perl-Config-IniFiles · opensuse · tumbleweed
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10146-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2451]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10146-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2451]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2012/cve-2012-2451.json]
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