7.5

CVE-2012-1567: linuxmint

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 07-02-2020Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1567 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in linuxmint. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.02%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2github, reference

Timeline

  1. 07-02-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

LinuxMint as of 2012-03-19 has temporary file creation vulnerabilities in mintUpdate.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.02% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.02%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • githubUnverified

    Mintupdate

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Linuxmint2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links