6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
latex2man in texlive-extra-utils 2011.20120322, and possibly other versions or packages, when used with the H or T option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15