CVE catalog
CVE-2012-3500
devscripts: CVE-2012-3500
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.27% · Oct 25, 2026
scripts/annotate-output.sh in devscripts before 2.12.2, as used in rpmdevtools before 8.3, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary (1) standard output or (2) standard error output file.
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 | devscripts | sid | 2.26.13 | fixed |
| Debian | devscripts | forky | 2.26.13 | fixed |
| Debian | devscripts | trixie | 2.25.15+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | devscripts | bookworm | 2.23.4+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Opensuse | rpmdevtools | tumbleweed | 8.10-7.5 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | devscripts | source | sid | 2.12.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | devscripts | source | forky | 2.12.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | devscripts | source | trixie | 2.12.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | devscripts | source | bookworm | 2.12.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Opensuse | rpmdevtools | rpm | tumbleweed | 8.10-7.5 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11306-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [devscripts]Fixed
Details (4)
2.23.4+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.2dsa · devscripts · debian · bookworm; dsa · devscripts · debian · 12
2.23.4+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.2dsa · devscripts · debian · bookworm; dsa · devscripts · debian · 12
2.25.15~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.12.2dsa · devscripts · debian · bookworm; dsa · devscripts · debian · 12
2.25.15~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.12.2dsa · devscripts · debian · bookworm; dsa · devscripts · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [devscripts]Fixed
Details (4)
2.25.15+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.2dsa · devscripts · debian · 13
2.25.15+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.2dsa · devscripts · debian · 13
2.26.11~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.12.2dsa · devscripts · debian · 13
2.26.11~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.12.2dsa · devscripts · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [rpmdevtools]Fixed
Source package: [rpmdevtools]
Details (1)
8.10-7.18· noarch · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
8.10-7.5dsa · rpmdevtools · opensuse · tumbleweed
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10372-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3500]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11306-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3500]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]