Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2019· Updated Aug 6, 2024

CVE-2012-5663

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).

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Affected products

Isearch/Isearchllm-fuzzy
Range: < 1.47.01nb1
textproc/isearch package/textproc/isearch packagev5
Range: before 1.47.01nb1

Patches

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References

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

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