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GHSA-R5Q6-7HM3-JQ89

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:39 – Updated: 2022-05-17 01:39

Details

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.

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CVE-2012-5355 (GCVE-0-2012-5355)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-10 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:05

Summary

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

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

5 references

URL	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/50854	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://osvdb.org/85882	vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1591-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagno…	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2012-10-02 00:00

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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-R5Q6-7HM3-JQ89

CVE-2012-5355 (GCVE-0-2012-5355)

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