Name: CVE-2012-5630: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-5630, CWE-367, CVSS 6.3, EPSS 0.00119

libuser 0.56 and 0.57 has a TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libuser	Jul 30, 2024	Nov 25, 2019
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2	—	Upgrade libuserUpgrade libuser-python	Jun 17, 2020	Nov 25, 2019
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3	—	Upgrade libuser-pythonUpgrade libuser	Apr 16, 2020	Nov 25, 2019
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Nov 25, 2019
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Nov 25, 2019

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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