VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1707
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.98%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.98% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gentoo/linux webapp-config
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15445Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014027Exploit, Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-13.xml
- http://www.osvdb.org/16746
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13780
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0809
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/webapp-config-05182005.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15445Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014027Exploit, Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-13.xml
- http://www.osvdb.org/16746
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13780
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0809
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/webapp-config-05182005.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.