CVE-2011-0012

Status: ModifiedLow (3.3)—

The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the usbrdrctl log file, which has a predictable name.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Base score: 3.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.33%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 24
Score date: 10/4/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Redhat — Spice-xpi

CWEs

CWE-59

References

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