CVE-2012-2120
Estado: ModificadaBaja (3.3)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 3.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.31%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 22
- Fecha de la puntuación: 4/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15
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