VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2656
Polygen before 1.0.6 generates precompiled grammar objects with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) and possibly perform other unauthorized activities.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Polygen before 1.0.6 generates precompiled grammar objects with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) and possibly perform other unauthorized activities.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- polygen/polygen
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-794Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14722
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-794Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14722
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.