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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-3011

The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

LOW 1.2EPSS 0.51%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS 2.0
1.2 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
0.51% probability · 42th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
gnu/texinfo
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.