CVE-2005-1916 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

linki.py in ekg 2005-06-05 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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 0.00042.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ekg_project:ekg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Debian Subscribe	Debian Linux Subscribe
Ekg Project Subscribe	Ekg Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-162-1	ekg and Gadu library vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112060146011122&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-760
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ekg-06062005.txt

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2005-07-06T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:06:57.693Z

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

Link: CVE-2005-1916

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-07-06T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-1916

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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