{"cve":"CVE-2012-5355","nvd":{"published":"2012-10-10T18:55:05.657","modified":"2026-06-16T23:46:43.090","status":"Modified","description":"welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://osvdb.org/85882","http://secunia.com/advisories/50854","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1591-1","https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/+bug/1036211","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79475"],"products":["bryce_harrington:xdiagnose"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5355","score":0.00307,"percentile":0.23528,"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."]}