CVE-2012-5355

low
Published 2012-10-10 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.3
VIR risk
3.3

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://secunia.com/advisories/50854

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
bryce_harringtonxdiagnose{"endIncluding":"2.5"}
bryce_harringtonxdiagnose0.2-0ubuntu2
bryce_harringtonxdiagnose1.6
bryce_harringtonxdiagnose1.6.1

References

CWEs

CWE-59

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.