CVE-2012-2093

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2093
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-05-18 22:55:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-29 01:31:00 UTC
Descriptionsrc/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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gajim Gajim 0.15 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.15 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA48794 - Debian update for gajim - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: gajim-0.15-2.fc16 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: gajim-0.15-2.fc17 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - Re: gajim insecure file creation when using latex MLIST www.openwall.com
Sign in · GitLab CONFIRM trac.gajim.org
oss-security - gajim insecure file creation when using latex MLIST www.openwall.com
Gajim CVE-2012-2093 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Gajim: Multiple vulnerabilities GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: gajim-0.15-2.fc15 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Authentication portal CONFIRM hg.gajim.org
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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