CVE-2012-5663
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 30, 2019 at 09:01 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsTextproc /isearchTextproc Isearch
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.47.01nb1
Affected range stops below 1.47.01nb1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.47.01nb1
Affected range stops below 1.47.01nb1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://gnats.netbsd.org/47360x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/2x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/3x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5663x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5663CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269CWE-459
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