CVE-2012-3355
(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in...
(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.13.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.13.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory.
- Record
CVE-2012-3355- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.13.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory.
- Record
CVE-2012-3355- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3332 No score
(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.13.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory.
- Record
EUVD-2012-3332- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3f36-xgxj-8g4q No score
(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in...
(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.13.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory.
- Record
GHSA-3f36-xgxj-8g4q- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.13.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory.
- Record
CVE-2012-3355- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3355 No score
(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.13.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3355- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10321-1 No score
rhythmbox-3.4.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the rhythmbox-3.4.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10321-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-3355 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Gnome Rhythmbox, published July 17, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. Fixed in rhythmbox 2.97-2.1.
References
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678661
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/25/5
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15351848
securityfocus.com/bid/54186
people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2012/CVE-2012-3355.html
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bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=616673
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1503-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76538
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=835076
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3355
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3f36-xgxj-8g4q
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3355
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3355