VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-3321
chkstat in SuSE Linux 9.0 through 10.0 allows local users to modify permissions of files by creating a hardlink to a file from a world-writable directory, which can cause the link count to drop to 1 when the file is deleted or replaced, which is then…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
chkstat in SuSE Linux 9.0 through 10.0 allows local users to modify permissions of files by creating a hardlink to a file from a world-writable directory, which can cause the link count to drop to 1 when the file is deleted or replaced, which is then modified by chkstat to use weaker permissions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- novell/suse linux · suse/suse linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17290/
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_62_permissions.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20263
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15182
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17290/
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_62_permissions.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20263
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15182
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22853
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.