CVE-2012-5355
welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...
CVE-2012-5355 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Bryce Harrington Xdiagnose, published October 10, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 3.3 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.31%EPSS, 23rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.
- Record
CVE-2012-5355- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.
- Record
CVE-2012-5355- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5276No score
welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5276- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5q6-7hm3-jq89No score
welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...
welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.
- Record
GHSA-r5q6-7hm3-jq89- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.