DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2120

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2120
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2120.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2120
Upstream
Published
2012-05-18T22:55:03Z
Modified
2026-09-05T06:47:35Z
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:12 / texlive-extra

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2120.json"

Debian:13 / texlive-extra

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2120.json"

Debian:14 / texlive-extra

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2120.json"