CVE-2012-5663

7.5 highEPSS 1.2%

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

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

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

EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 69% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-269, CWE-459
Published: 2019-12-30
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

openbsd:textproc\/isearch

References

http://gnats.netbsd.org/47360
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/21/3
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5663
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5663

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