Vulnerability CVE-2012-3378
Published: 2012-08-31

Description:
The register_application function in atk-adaptor/bridge.c in GNOME at-spi2-atk 2.5.2 does not seed the random number generator and generates predictable temporary file names, which makes it easier for local users to create or truncate files via a symlink attack on a temporary socket file in /tmp/at-spi2.

Type:

CWE-310

 (Cryptographic Issues)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
3.3/10
4.9/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Gnome -> At-spi2-atk 

 References:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678348
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/06/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/05/1
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=678026
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