Vulnerability CVE-2012-5355
Published: 2012-10-10   Modified: 2012-10-11

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.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

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
Bryce harrington -> Xdiagnose 

 References:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/+bug/1036211
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1591-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/50854
http://osvdb.org/85882
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