CVE-2012-6076

Inkscape before 0.48.4 reads .eps files from /tmp instead of the current directory, which might cause Inkspace to process unintended files, allow local users to obtain sensitive information, and possibly have other unspecified impacts.

Published: 2013-03-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-6076 is rated Low Risk (23.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6076

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6076

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6076

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-6076

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2012-6076 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (inkscape), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6076
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6076
ubuntu low CVE-2012-6076 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (inkscape), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 4, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6076

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6076

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
inkscape inkscape <= 0.48.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.37 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.38.1 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.38.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.39 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.40 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.41 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.42 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.42.2 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.43 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.44 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.44.1 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.44.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.45.1 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.45.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.46 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.47 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.47 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.47:pre0:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.47 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.47:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.47 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.47:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.47 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.47:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.47 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.47:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.48 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.48 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.48:pre0:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.48 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.48:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.48.1 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.48.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.48.2 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.48.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inkscape inkscape 0.48.3 cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.48.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6076

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