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CVE-2012-2120
latex2man in texlive-extra-utils 2011.20120322, and possibly other versions or packages, when used with the H or T option, allows local…
Low3.3EPSS 0.31%
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- redhat
Description
latex2man in texlive-extra-utils 2011.20120322, and possibly other versions or packages, when used with the H or T option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.31% · top 76% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- [oss-security] 20120419 CVE request: latex2man / texlive (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120419 Re: CVE request: latex2man / texlive (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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