CVE-2005-1707

Summary

CVECVE-2005-1707
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-24 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2011-03-08 02:22:00 UTC
DescriptionThe fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gentoo Linux Webapp-config 1.10 r14 All All
Application Gentoo Linux Webapp-config 1.10 r14 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo webapp-config Insecure Temporary File Creation SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Bug 91785 - net-www/webapp-config insecure temporary file creation MISC bugs.gentoo.org
16746 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
Gentoo webapp-config Unsafe Temporary File Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch
ZATAZ » Page non trouvée MISC www.zataz.net Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Webapp-Config Insecure File Creation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- webapp-config: Insecure temporary file handling GENTOO www.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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