CVE-2012-3378

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

The register_application function in atk-adaptor/bridge.c in GNOME at-spi2-atk 2.5.2 does not seed the random number generator and generates predictable temporary file names, which makes it easier for local users to create or truncate files via a symlink attack on a temporary socket file in /tmp/at-spi2.

Affected products

GNOME At-Spi2-Atk: 2.5.2

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=678026
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/05/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/06/3
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678348
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=678026
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/05/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/06/3
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678348

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