CVE-2012-1566

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 7, 2020 at 01:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorLinuxMintXreader

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

LinuxMint as of 2012-03-19 has temporary file creation vulnerabilities in mintNanny.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 2012-3-19

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/14

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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