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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:debian:texlive-extra-utils:2011.20120322:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:38

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779 - () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15 -

Information

Published : 2012-05-18 22:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51


NVD link : CVE-2012-2120

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2120

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2120


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Products Affected

debian

  • texlive-extra-utils
CWE
CWE-264

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