CVE-2005-2992 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different type of vulnerability than CVE-2005-2945.

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 0.00072.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Arc	Arc

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:arc:arc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2992	arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different type of vulnerability than CVE-2005-2945.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-09/0535.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689596714383&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16805
http://secunia.com/advisories/17068
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/11
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-843

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2005-10-13T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:30.274Z

Reserved: 2005-09-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-2992

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-10-13T22:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-2992

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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