Upstream information

CVE-2012-3378 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 3.3
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 770177 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

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Status of this issue by product and package

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Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS firefox-at-spi2-atk Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS firefox-at-spi2-atk Affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 12:54:49 2013
CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 13 18:47:54 2023