VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-0824
The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when Mathopd is running with the -n option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on dump files that are triggered by a SIGWINCH signal.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when Mathopd is running with the -n option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on dump files that are triggered by a SIGWINCH signal.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- mathopd/mathopd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14524Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mail-archive.com/mathopd%40mathopd.org/msg00272.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14524Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mail-archive.com/mathopd%40mathopd.org/msg00272.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.