VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2809
silc daemon (silcd.c) in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) 1.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the silcd.[PID].stats temporary file.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
silc daemon (silcd.c) in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) 1.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the silcd.[PID].stats temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- silc/secure internet live conferencing
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94587Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16659/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/409672
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14716
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/silc-server-toolkit-06152005.txt
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94587Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16659/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/409672
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14716
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/silc-server-toolkit-06152005.txt
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.