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CVE-2012-5355

Date: October 10, 2012

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.

Severity Score

4.0

Related Resources (8)

Url: http://osvdb.org/85882

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/50854

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5355

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1591-1

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79475

Url: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/+bug/1036211

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2012-5355

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-5355

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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