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CVE-2012-5663 Details

Description

The isearch package (textproc/isearch) before 1.47.01nb1 uses the tempnam() function to create insecure temporary files into a publicly-writable area (/tmp).

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://gnats.netbsd.org/47360 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5663 CVEBroken Link
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5663 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/2 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/3 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management[email protected]
CWE-459Incomplete Cleanup[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openbsd textproc/isearch
< 1.47.01nb1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:textproc/isearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5663
NVD Published Date:
Dec 30, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-5663 Details - Not Deferred