Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting rhythmbox package, versions <2.97-2.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-RHYTHMBOX-286941
  • published17 Jul 2012
  • disclosed17 Jul 2012

Introduced: 17 Jul 2012

CVE-2012-3355  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable rhythmbox to version 2.97-2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rhythmbox package and not the rhythmbox package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

(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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1