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TI-2012-01893 Aliases CVE-2012-2120GHSA-gmwh-gwqv-v933

latex2man in texlive-extra-utils 2011.20120322, and possibly other versions or packages…

Priority LOW 16CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00313 24th 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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:debian:texlive-extra-utils:2011.20120322:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2011.20120322VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:texlive-extra-utils:2011.20120322:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2011.20120322 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2120
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmwh-gwqv-v933

References

Other 3

Sources

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