National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-3355

Overview

(1) AlbumTab.py, (2) ArtistTab.py, (3) LinksTab.py, and (4) LyricsTab.py in the Context module in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.13.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on a temporary HTML template file in the /tmp/context directory.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: SUSE

Name: openSUSE-SU-2012:0954

Hyperlink:https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15351848

External Source: MISC

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=835076

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=835076

External Source: MISC

Name: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678661

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678661

External Source: XF

Name: rhythmbox-template-symlink(76538)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/76538

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-1503-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1503-1

External Source: BID

Name: 54186

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54186

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120625 Re: CVE 2011-* Request -- rhythmbox (context plug-in): Insecure temporary directory use by loading template files for 'Album', 'Lyrics', and 'Artist' tabs

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/25/7

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120625 CVE 2011-* Request -- rhythmbox (context plug-in): Insecure temporary directory use by loading template files for 'Album', 'Lyrics', and 'Artist' tabs

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/25/5

External Source: MISC

Name: http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2012/CVE-2012-3355.html

Hyperlink:http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2012/CVE-2012-3355.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=616673

Hyperlink:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=616673