Name: CVE-2012-5355: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2012-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-5355, CWE-59, CVSS 4.4, EPSS 0.00307

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.4

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade xdiagnose	Nov 19, 2024	Oct 10, 2012

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CVSS Details

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