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TI-2012-02030 Aliases CVE-2012-2291GHSA-36vh-hj6f-jcqm

EMC Avamar Client 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x on HP-UX and Mac OS X, and the EMC Avamar plugin 4.x…

Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

EMC Avamar Client 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x on HP-UX and Mac OS X, and the EMC Avamar plugin 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x for Oracle, uses world-writable permissions for cache directories, which allows local users to gain privileges via an unspecified symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00336 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 sp1VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:5.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 sp2VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:5.0.0-407:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0-407VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:5.0.4-26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.4-26VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onHewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:5.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:5.0.0-407:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0-407 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:5.0.4-26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4-26 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_plugin:4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_plugin:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_plugin:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_plugin:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableEMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_plugin:4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_plugin:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_plugin:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_plugin:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·EMC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2291
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36vh-hj6f-jcqm

References

Other 1

  • TI-2013-00809 EMC Avamar Client before 6.1.101-89 does not verify that the server hostname matches a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2011-00565 Unspecified vulnerability in EMC Avamar before 5.0.4-30 allows remote authenticated users… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2016-00815 The web-restore interface in Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2011-01519 EMC Avamar 4.x, 5.0.x, and 6.0.x before 6.0.0-592 allows remote authenticated users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2010-01837 Unspecified vulnerability in EMC Avamar 4.1.x and 5.0 before SP1 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2014-03809 EMC Avamar 6.0.x, 6.1.x, and 7.0.x in Avamar Data Store (ADS) GEN4(S) and Avamar Virtual… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources

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