CVE-2006-1695 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The fbgs script in the fbi package 2.01-1.4, when the TMPDIR environment variable is not defined, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in /var/tmp/fbps-[PID].

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0007.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Fbida	Fbida

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fbida:fbida:2.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fbida:fbida:2.02:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fbida:fbida:2.03:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1068-1	New fbi packages fix denial of service
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1696	The fbgs script in the fbi package 2.01-1.4, when the TMPDIR environment variable is not defined, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in /var/tmp/fbps-[PID].

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=361370
http://secunia.com/advisories/19559
http://secunia.com/advisories/19766
http://secunia.com/advisories/20166
http://secunia.com/advisories/21459
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1068
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-13.xml
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17436
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1281
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25729

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-11T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:19:49.384Z

Reserved: 2006-04-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-1695

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-04-11T10:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-1695

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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