CVE-2012-2120

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2120
Import Source
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JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2012-2120
Downstream
Published
2012-05-18T22:55:03Z
Modified
2025-04-11T00:51:21Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / texlive-extra

Package

Name
texlive-extra
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texlive-extra?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2012.20130315-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / texlive-extra

Package

Name
texlive-extra
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texlive-extra?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2012.20130315-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / texlive-extra

Package

Name
texlive-extra
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texlive-extra?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2012.20130315-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}