CVE-2012-2120

latex2man in texlive-extra-utils 2011.20120322, and possibly other versions or packages, when used with the H or T option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
3.3 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
redhatCNA
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 17%
VendorProductVersion
debiantexlive-extra-utils
2011.20120322
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
texlive-extra
bullseye
2020.20210202-3
fixed
wheezy
no-dsa
bookworm
2022.20230122-4
fixed
trixie
2024.20240829-1
fixed
sid
2024.20241102-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
texlive-bin
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
not-affected
vivid
not-affected
utopic
not-affected
trusty
dne
saucy
ignored
raring
ignored
quantal
ignored
precise
ignored
oneiric
ignored
natty
ignored
lucid
ignored
hardy
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15