CVE-2012-5355 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.

Published: 2012-10-10

Score: 3.3 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:0.2-0ubuntu2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:1.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:1.6.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5276	welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00045.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/85882
http://secunia.com/advisories/50854
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1591-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/+bug/1036211
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79475

History

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Subscriptions

Bryce Harrington Xdiagnose

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-10-10T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:46.793Z

Reserved: 2012-10-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5355

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-10T18:55:05.657

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-5355

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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