CVE-2005-2944 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt temporary file.

Published: 2005-09-16

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

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Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:brent_ely:gnome_workstation_command_center::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:brent_ely:gnome_workstation_command_center:0.9.8:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2944	The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00066.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104566
http://secunia.com/advisories/16833
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/gwcc-09052005.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Brent Ely Gnome Workstation Command Center

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-09-16T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:31:23.846Z

Reserved: 2005-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2944

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-09-16T20:03:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-2944

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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