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TI-2012-00778 Aliases CVE-2012-0843GHSA-hvvw-phv8-55v4

uzbl: Information disclosure via world-readable cookies storage file

Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

uzbl: Information disclosure via world-readable cookies storage file

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00429 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
uzbluzbl0.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • uzbl Vendoruzbl Affected 0.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:uzbl:uzbl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableuzbl
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:uzbl:uzbl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·uzbl
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0843
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvvw-phv8-55v4

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2010-02685 The default configuration of the <Button2> binding in Uzbl before 2010.08.05 does not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2010-00011 The eval_js function in uzbl-core.c in Uzbl before 2010.01.05 exposes the run method of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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