CVE-2019-12779

VendorclusterlabsProductlibqbDiscoveredJun 7, 2019UpdatedNov 21, 2024

libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.

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CVSS v3.1

7.1 HIGH

EPSS

0.66%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

Related IOCs

seen in the same coverage

EPSS Trend

Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 23, 2026

● 0.00pp

0.66% → 0.66% over 9 tracked changes

CVSS v3.1 Detail

Attack VectorLOCAL

Attack ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

ScopeUNCHANGED

ConfidentialityNONE

IntegrityHIGH

AvailabilityHIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Connections

2 relationships

CWE-59

source

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Jun 7, 2019

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024