android-tools 4.1.1 in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows local users to overwrite…
Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00266 18th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5564
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h3mc-wgf6-6vpg
References
Other 4
- [oss-security] 20121123 Re: CVE Request -- android-tools (server): Insecure temporary file used for logging
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=879582
- [oss-security] 20121123 CVE Request -- android-tools (server): Insecure temporary file used for logging
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688280
More Google Android Debug Bridge vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-01490 Integer signedness error in system/core/adb/adb_client.c in Android Debug Bridge (ADB)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-5564 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5564 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h3mc-wgf6-6vpg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-5564 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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