Is CVE-2012-5663 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-5663 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-5663?

CVE-2012-5663 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-5663?

CVE-2012-5663 has an EPSS score of 1.24% (65th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5663?

Upgrade textproc\/isearch to 1.47.01nb1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-5663

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The isearch package (textproc/isearch) before 1.47.01nb1 uses the tempnam() function to create insecure temporary files into a publicly-writable area (/tmp).

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management CWE-459

How to fix

Remediation Available

textproc\/isearchNVD

Affected:< 1.47.01nb1Fixed in:1.47.01nb1CVE-2012-5663derived from NVD

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

openwall.com

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references1

access.redhat.com

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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 2024-11-21.