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CVE-2012-2093

Date: May 18, 2012

src/common/latex.py in Gajim 0.15 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary latex file, related to the get_tmpfile_name function.

Severity Score

4.0

Related Resources (16)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/15

Url: http://hg.gajim.org/gajim/rev/f046e4aaf7d4

Url: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-04.xml

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079241.html

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079237.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53017

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2093

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2093

Url: https://trac.gajim.org/changeset/13759/src/common/latex.py

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2012-2093

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/48794

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/48695

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/6

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74869

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079169.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-2093

Severity Score

4.0

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	4.0
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	3.3
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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