VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5663
The isearch package (textproc/isearch) before 1.47.01nb1 uses the tempnam() function to create insecure temporary files into a publicly-writable area (/tmp).
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.24%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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).
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.24% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-459
- Affected
- openbsd/textproc\/isearch
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://gnats.netbsd.org/47360Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5663Broken Link
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5663Third Party Advisory
- http://gnats.netbsd.org/47360Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5663Broken Link
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5663Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.