CVE-2012-2093

src/common/latex.py in Gajim 0.15 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary latex file, related to the get_tmpfile_name function.

Published: 2012-05-18 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2093 is rated Low Risk (17.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2093

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.05% -0.00%
2 2025-03-29 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2093

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2093

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-2093

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2012-2093 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gajim), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2093
gentoo normal CVE-2012-2093: 1 GLSA(s) (201208-04), 1 atom(s) (net-im/gajim); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-2093
ubuntu low CVE-2012-2093 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gajim), 18 status rows across 18 suites (artful, bionic, hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 11, released 4, not-affected 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2093

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2093

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gajim gajim 0.15 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2093

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