CVE-2012-4676 (GCVE-0-2012-4676)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-26 19:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:56
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Summary
The errorExitIfAttackViaString function in Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier allows local users to delete arbitrary files by constructing a (1) symlink or (2) hard link, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3485.
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