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TI-2012-02886 Aliases CVE-2012-3355GHSA-3f36-xgxj-8g4q

(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context…

Priority LOW 18CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.13.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00565 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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 · 62

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.13.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.88VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.13.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.5.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.88 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
Show 52 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.5VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.6VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.7VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.8VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.5VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.7VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.8VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.4.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.6.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6.90VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.10.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0.90VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.5VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.6VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.5VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.6VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.7VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.8VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.2VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.6 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.7 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.8 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.6.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6.90 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.10.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0.90 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.6 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.6 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.7 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.8 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:rhythmbox:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3355
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3f36-xgxj-8g4q

References

Advisory 2

Other 6

  • TI-2008-06873 GNOME Rhythmbox 0.11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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