PT-2012-4661 · Gnome · Gnome Rhythmbox

Jan Lieskovsky · Published 2012-07-17 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-3355

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.6

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNOME Rhythmbox versions 0.13.3 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory. This is related to the Context module, specifically the AlbumTab.py, ArtistTab.py, LinksTab.py, and LyricsTab.py files.

Recommendations For GNOME Rhythmbox versions 0.13.3 and earlier, consider restricting access to the Context module or the specific files AlbumTab.py, ArtistTab.py, LinksTab.py, and LyricsTab.py to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3355

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10321-1

Affected Products

Gnome Rhythmbox

References · 14

• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1503-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3355 · Vendor Advisory
• https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15351848 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3355 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3355 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3355 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=616673 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/25/7 · Note
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678661 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=835076 · Note
• http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2012/CVE-2012-3355.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/54186 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/25/5 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76538 · Note