CVE-2012-2093

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-05-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

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.

Affected products

Gajim: 0.15

References

http://hg.gajim.org/gajim/rev/f046e4aaf7d4
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079169.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079237.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079241.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48695
http://secunia.com/advisories/48794
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-04.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53017
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74869
https://trac.gajim.org/changeset/13759/src/common/latex.py

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