CVE-2012-2093 Information

Description

src/common/latex.py in Gajim 0.15 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary latex file related to the get_tmpfile_name function.

Reference

http://hg.gajim.org/gajim/rev/f046e4aaf7d4 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079169.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079237.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079241.html http://secunia.com/advisories/48695 http://secunia.com/advisories/48794 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-04.xml http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/15 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/6 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53017 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74869 https://trac.gajim.org/changeset/13759/src/common/latex.py