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CVE-2012-2093

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2093 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in Gajim 0.15, specifically within the src/common/latex.py component. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by manipulating temporary LaTeX files through the get_tmpfile_name function. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a local attack vector with medium attack complexity, resulting in partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.3LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

hg.gajim.org / gajim/rev/f046e4aaf7d4
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079169.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079237.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079241.html
secunia.com / advisories/48695
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48794
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201208-04.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/74869
trac.gajim.org / changeset/13759/src/common/latex.py
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/15
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/6
securityfocus.com / bid/53017