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CVE-2012-3378

Published: Aug 31, 2012 | Modified: Sep 05, 2012
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.3 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3378
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/310.html

The register_application function in atk-adaptor/bridge.c in GNOME at-spi2-atk 2.5.2 does not seed the random number generator and generates predictable temporary file names, which makes it easier for local users to create or truncate files via a symlink attack on a temporary socket file in /tmp/at-spi2.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
At-spi2-atk Gnome 2.5.2 (including) 2.5.2 (including)
At-spi2-atk Ubuntu natty *
At-spi2-atk Ubuntu oneiric *
At-spi2-atk Ubuntu precise *
At-spi2-atk Ubuntu upstream *

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