CVE-2005-1915 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The log4sh_readProperties function in log4sh 1.2.5 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable log4sh.$$ filenames.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00098.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Log4sh Subscribe	Log4sh Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:log4sh:log4sh:1.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:log4sh:log4sh:1.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:log4sh:log4sh:1.2.5:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1917	The log4sh_readProperties function in log4sh 1.2.5 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable log4sh.$$ filenames.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q3/0001.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94069
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-July/034873.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14140
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0957
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/log4sh-06092005.txt

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2005-09-02T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:06:57.658Z

Reserved: 2005-06-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-1915

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-09-02T17:03:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-1915

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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