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CVE-2012-3355

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3355 describes a local arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting GNOME Rhythmbox versions 0.13.3 and earlier. Specifically, the Context module's Python scripts (AlbumTab.py, ArtistTab.py, LinksTab.py, and LyricsTab.py) are susceptible to a symlink attack on temporary HTML template files within the /tmp/context directory. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.6, indicating low severity, as it requires local access and user interaction to achieve partial integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.13.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.6LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
43.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0056 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 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

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rhythmbox

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-3355Low

plug-in): Insecure temporary directory use by loading template files for 'Album', 'Lyrics', and 'Artist' tabs

Mar 6, 2011

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
people.canonical.com / ~ubuntu-security/cve/2012/CVE-2012-3355.html
bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/76538
hermes.opensuse.org / messages/15351848
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/25/5
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/25/7
securityfocus.com / bid/54186
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1503-1