CVE-2005-0017

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-0017
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe f2c translator in the f2c package 3.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application F2c Open Source Project F2c Translator 3.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - f2c Insecure Temporary File Handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- f2c: Insecure temporary file creation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - fc/f2c Unsafe Temporary Files May Let Local Users Obtain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
F2C Multiple Local Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for f2c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for f2c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-661-2 f2c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
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