CVE-2012-6076 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-6076

Inkscape before 0.48.4 reads .eps files from /tmp instead of...

Vulnerability Description

Inkscape before 0.48.4 reads .eps files from /tmp instead of the current directory, which might cause Inkspace to process unintended files, allow local users to obtain sensitive information, and possibly have other unspecified impacts.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

inkscape
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.37, 0.38.1, 0.39, 0.40, 0.41, 0.42, 0.42.2, 0.43, 0.44, 0.44.1, 0.45.1, 0.46, 0.47, 0.48, 0.48.1, 0.48.2, 0.48.3

Timeline

Official Publish: March 12th, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.