CVE-2005-2693

Summary

CVECVE-2005-2693
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-08-26 15:50:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-11 01:30:00 UTC
Descriptioncvsbug in CVS 1.12.12 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cvs Cvs 1.12.12 All All All
Application Cvs Cvs 1.12.12 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FreeBSD-SA-05:20 FREEBSD ftp.freebsd.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-806-1 gcvs DEBIAN www.debian.org
166366 – CAN-2005-2693 CVS temporary file issue CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Debian update for gcvs - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - CVS Unsafe Temporary Files in 'cvsbug' May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges SECTRACK securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-802-1 cvs DEBIAN www.debian.org
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-03-14Mark J CoxRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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