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CVE-2012-5663

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-5663 describes a vulnerability in the isearch package (textproc/isearch) prior to version 1.47.01nb1, specifically affecting OpenBSD systems. The flaw involves the insecure creation of temporary files in the publicly-writable /tmp directory using the tempnam() function. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows for high integrity impact without requiring user interaction or authentication, making it easily exploitable over the network. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.47.01nb1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:textproc\/isearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0124 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

gnats.netbsd.org / 47360
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / security/cve/cve-2012-5663
Broken Link
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2012-5663
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/2
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory