FKIE_CVE-2012-2093

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-05-18 22:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:40
Severity
Summary
src/common/latex.py in Gajim 0.15 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary latex file, related to the get_tmpfile_name function.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://hg.gajim.org/gajim/rev/f046e4aaf7d4
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079169.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079237.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079241.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48695Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48794
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-04.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/15
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/6
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53017
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74869
secalert@redhat.comhttps://trac.gajim.org/changeset/13759/src/common/latex.py
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://hg.gajim.org/gajim/rev/f046e4aaf7d4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079169.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079237.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079241.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48695Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48794
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-04.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/15
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53017
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74869
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://trac.gajim.org/changeset/13759/src/common/latex.py
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gajim gajim 0.15

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          "vendor": "n/a",
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    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "src/common/latex.py en Gajim v0.15 permite a usuarios locales sobreescribir ficheros arbitrarios mediante un ataque de enlace simb\u00f3lico en un archivo latex temporal, relacionada con la funci\u00f3n get_tmpfile_name."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2012-2093",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:40:58.533",
  "metrics": {
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        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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}



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