LOW
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
Published Oct 10, 2012
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.5
- 0.2-0ubuntu2
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
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.
3.3 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.31% 0.00307
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00307
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 21.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 22.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://osvdb.org/85882 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50854 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1591-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/+bug/1036211 x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79475 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/85882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50854 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1591-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/+bug/1036211 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79475 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 10, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 10, 2012
Link CVE-2012-5355
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a