CVE-2012-5663

HIGH

isearch <1.47.01nb1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

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).

References (5)

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://gnats.netbsd.org/47360

[Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/2

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/3

[Broken Link] https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5663

[Third Party Advisory] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5663

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0037

EPSS Percentile 58.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-269 CWE-459

Status published

Affected Products (1)

openbsd/textproc\/isearch < 1.47.01nb1

Timeline

Published Dec 30, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026