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CVE-2012-0808

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0808 describes a predictable temporary file name vulnerability in bdale_garbee as31 version 2.3.1-4. Due to an unseeded random number generator, local users can exploit this flaw via a symlink attack to create or truncate files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.6, indicating low severity with local access, low attack complexity, and potential for partial impact to integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.3.1-4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bdale_garbee:as31:2.3.1-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 27th 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/24/11
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/24/7
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/07/05/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/07/06/3
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/9