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CVE-2012-5355

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-5355 is a local file overwrite vulnerability affecting xdiagnose versions prior to 2.5.2ubuntu0.1. An attacker can exploit this by using a symlink attack on a predictably named temporary file in /tmp, potentially leading to unauthorized file modification. With a CVSS score of 3.3, this vulnerability has low severity, requiring local access and medium attack complexity, with impacts limited to partial integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2-0ubuntu2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:0.2-0ubuntu2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0031 is in the 27th 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

osvdb.org / 85882
bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/+bug/1036211
secunia.com / advisories/50854
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/79475
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1591-1