CVE-2005-3137 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.

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
Gnu	Cfengine

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3137	The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.
Ubuntu USN	USN-198-1	cfengine vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107871
http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.cfengine.help/browse_thread/thread/fc25e7d98f8ba401/38151ed821803be0#38151ed821803be0
http://secunia.com/advisories/17037/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17038
http://secunia.com/advisories/17040
http://secunia.com/advisories/17142
http://secunia.com/advisories/17182
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-835
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-836
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:184
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14994
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-198-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22489

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-05T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:01:57.955Z

Reserved: 2005-10-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-3137

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-10-05T19:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-3137

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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