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CVE-2012-5663

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-12-30 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-269

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).

Affected products

• OpenBSD Textproc/Isearch: before 1.47.01nb1 — fixed in 1.47.01nb1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenBSD Textproc/Isearch 1.47.01nb1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://gnats.netbsd.org/47360
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/3
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5663
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5663
• http://gnats.netbsd.org/47360
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/3
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5663
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5663

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