CVE-2012-3378: Gnome At-SPI2-Atk

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The register_application function in atk-adaptor/bridge.c in GNOME at-spi2-atk 2.5.2 does not seed the random number generator and generates predictable temporary file names, which makes it easier for local users to create or truncate files via a symlink attack on a temporary socket file in /tmp/at-spi2.

Affected products

• Gnome At-SPI2-Atk: version 2.5.2 only

Published 2012-08-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.