{"cve":"CVE-2012-2120","nvd":{"published":"2012-05-18T22:55:03.247","modified":"2026-06-16T23:41:01.890","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15","http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12"],"products":["debian:texlive-extra-utils"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:24:00.973572543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-2120","score":0.00313,"percentile":0.24196,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}