UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5564

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5564
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5564.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5564
Upstream
Published
2013-02-14T22:55:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:44:58Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/adb.log.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / android-tools

Package

Name
android-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-tools@5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu42
4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu43

5.*

5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "android-tools-adb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "android-tools-adbd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "android-tools-fastboot"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "android-tools-fsutils"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / android-tools

Package

Name
android-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-tools@5.1.1.r38-1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.1.r38-1
5.1.1.r38-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1.r38-1.1",
            "binary_name": "android-tools-adbd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1.r38-1.1",
            "binary_name": "android-tools-fsutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1.r38-1.1",
            "binary_name": "android-tools-mkbootimg"
        }
    ]
}