VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5355
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.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 23th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- bryce harrington/xdiagnose
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/85882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50854Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1591-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/+bug/1036211
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79475
- http://osvdb.org/85882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50854Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1591-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/+bug/1036211
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79475
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.