CVE-2012-6076

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2012-03-04
Bugzilla:
891331: CVE-2012-6076 inkscape: Reads .eps files from /tmp instead of current working directory

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2012-6076 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue affects the version of inkscape as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 1.9
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 inkscape Fix deferred

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