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
Published May 18, 2012
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2011.20120322
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 21.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 22.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 14.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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