VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1916
linki.py in ekg 2005-06-05 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
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
linki.py in ekg 2005-06-05 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- 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
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- ekg project/ekg · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112060146011122&w=2Mailing List, Technical Description
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-760Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ekg-06062005.txtBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112060146011122&w=2Mailing List, Technical Description
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-760Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ekg-06062005.txtBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.