Is CVE-2012-2652 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-2652 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-2652?

CVE-2012-2652 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-2652?

CVE-2012-2652 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2652?

Upgrade qemu on debian 11 to 1.1.0+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-2652

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The bdrv_open function in Qemu 1.0 does not properly handle the failure of the mkstemp function, when in snapshot node, which allows local users to overwrite or read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file.

How to fix

Remediation Available

qemuDebian

Fixed in:1.1.0+dfsg-1CVE-2012-2652

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references7

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.