CVE-2012-6076

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-6076
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-03-12 22:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionInkscape before 0.48.4 reads .eps files from /tmp instead of the current directory, which might cause Inkspace to process unintended files, allow local users to obtain sensitive information, and possibly have other unspecified impacts.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.4 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.37 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.38.1 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.39 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.40 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.41 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.42 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.42.2 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.43 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.44 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.44.1 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.45.1 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.46 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.47 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.47 pre0 All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.47 pre1 All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.47 pre2 All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.47 pre3 All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.47 pre4 All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.48 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.48 pre0 All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.48 pre1 All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.48.1 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.48.2 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape 0.48.3 All All All
Application Inkscape Inkscape All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug #911146 “Inkscape reads .eps files from /tmp instead of the ...” : Bugs : Inkscape af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
openSUSE-SU-2013:0294-1: moderate: inkscape: two security fixes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2013:0297-1: moderate: inkscape: two security fixes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: Inkscape reads .eps files from /tmp instead of the current directory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
#654341 - [CVE-2012-6076] inkscape reads .eps files from /tmp instead of the current directory - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
USN-1712-1: Inkscape vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
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